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Gordon Cole, Survivor

Greensboro, NC

戈登的故事

200年8月，他被诊断为第四期结肠癌之后3，戈登已经接受了放射治疗，几乎持续的化疗，一次结肠切除，两次肝脏切除，RFA，一次临床试验（在杜克大学），两次肺部切除，并继续维持化疗，同时在06年底被诊断为前列腺癌。他参加了一项临床试验，在复发和需要手术的辐射损伤的副作用后，仍在治疗中，用他的研究知识来监督自己的治疗。他参加了杜克大学癌症研究所的几项血液研究，以及一个基因组测序项目UNC Lineberger癌症中心的研究。

Gordon is a former secretary of the Board of Directors of FCRC and was a panelist at Colon Cancer Alliance's (CCA) annual conference. He has been active in promoting cancer awareness and cancer research efforts. He has spoken at various group functions, numerous support groups, conferences and screening seminars.

He advocates on Capitol Hill through Fight Colorectal Cancer (FCRC) for legislative changes benefiting cancer research (five Call-on Congress events), and participated with FCRC in OVAC's  Lobby Day. He has lobbied for NCCS, and works individually with newly diagnosed patients in the Greensboro area and with CCA's Buddy Program. He participates in survivor contacts and mentoring, and is a member of  the North Carolina Advisory Committee on Cancer Coordination and Control, and Carolina Well (an LAF affiliate), and is involved in outreach for cancer screening and education in underserved areas in NC. He has attended AACR's SSP Program as a FCRC representative, and ASCO GI for CCA and FCRC.

He is also involved with Golfers Against Cancer, an all-volunteer organization dedicated to raising funds for cutting-edge cancer research, raising almost $3 million in 9 years, allocated among selected research programs at the three comprehensive cancer centers in NC.

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