Piloting the Jr. Advocates Program
Piloting the Jr. Advocates Program By Maria Williams, GAC co-chair This year we piloted a Jr. Advocates Program. The program is designed for children ages 6 through 13 who participate in Fight CRC’s...
View ArticleJust Released: Your Guide In the Fight, Version 2
Fight CRC updates free patient book for stage III and IV colorectal patients to include latest info about treatments and resources Alexandria, Va. – June 15, 2015 – Today Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight...
View ArticleDealing With the Cost of Colorectal Cancer
We’re grateful for guest blogger Kelly Alvord from the Patient Advocate Foundation. In this blog she’s helped explain struggles patients may face with the cost of cancer care and suggestions on how to...
View ArticleResearcher-Survivor, CMO join Medical Advisory Board
Alexandria, Va. – June 15, 2014 – This month the Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC) Medical Advisory Board added two experts dedicated to fighting colon and rectal cancers. Drs. Dustin Deming and Jean...
View ArticleQ&A Session with Rep. Fitzpatrick
Fight CRC is privileged to work with a small committee of congressional leaders committed to fighting colorectal cancer. This committee, called our Congressional Advisory Committee, includes leaders...
View ArticleWhy Kristin Keesen Fundraises for Fight CRC
Fight Colorectal Cancer keeps its doors open and programs going thanks to the generosity of others. As a nonprofit, we rely on funding from program sponsors, generous donors and passionate fundraisers...
View ArticleTurning a Cold CRC Tumor Hot: Part 2
In part 1 we covered the differences between “hot” and “cold” tumors. To answer the question of what is being done to help CRC patients with non-MSI tumors (the majority of CRC patients), we’ll now...
View ArticleMeet the One Million Strong – Lauren Kehl from Illinois
Meet Lauren Lauren Kehl, stage IV colon cancer Calumet City, Illinois Lauren’s Story I never thought an upset stomach would turn out to be something so serious. That’s why I ignored my symptoms for an...
View ArticleMeet the One Million Strong – Jamie Orth from West Virginia
Meet Jamie Jamie Orth, stage IV colon cancer Wheeling, West Virginia Jamie’s Story My name is Jamie Orth. I am 27 years old and live in Wheeling, WV. In November of 2014, I was diagnosed with Stage 4...
View ArticleLast Call… Take Action and Call!
This is the final week of the August Recess Challenge! This month advocates have sent hundreds of tweets and emails to Congress asking them to support the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer...
View ArticleCould Reducing Meat Intake Really Benefit You Post Treatment?
The standard American diet consists of refined foods, high amounts of meat, added fats, and sugary drinks. This is the standard nationwide, but recent trends in health foods and lifestyle diets (think...
View ArticleColorectal Cancer 101 :: August 2015 Webinar
In this webinar our Medical Advisory Board member Dr. Dennis Ahnen covered the basics of colorectal cancer – the hows, whats, and whys. This webinar is brought to you by Fight CRC’s Research Advocacy...
View ArticleMeet the One Million Strong – Steven Ring from Pennsylvania
Meet Steven Steven Ring, stage IV colon cancer Ardsley, Pennsylvania Steven’s Story In July 2007, on the advice of my cardiologist, I underwent gastric bypass bariatric weight loss surgery. The...
View ArticleMeet the One Million Strong – Jennifer Irving from California
Meet Jennifer Jennifer Irving, family member Orange County, California Jennifer’s Story This past January, our world turned upside down when our dad (Tom, age 63) said the dreaded words that no family...
View ArticlePersonalized Immunotherapy: Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines
I have already written a lot about experimental immunotherapies. Previous posts have ranged from the strong signs of clinical activity already seen by anti-PD1 checkpoint therapies in MSI-high...
View ArticleSex And Colorectal Cancer
For Immediate Release ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Feb. 1, 2015) — Sex. Intimacy. Relationships. In Feb. 2016 the advocacy organization Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC) will release a series of Sexual Health...
View ArticleOver $200,000 raised at Nashville’s One Million Strong Benefit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Community rallies in Nashville to raise funds to support education, awareness, advocacy and research for the second-leading cause of cancer deaths. ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 3, 2016...
View ArticleCRC Immunotherapy Blueprint Presented at AACR 2016
written by Dr. Tom Marsilje, Andrea (Andi) Dwyer, Nancy Roach and Anjee Davis Last December, Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC) and the Cancer Research Institute (CRI) brought together many of the...
View ArticleLGBTQ Cancer Resources
If you’re an LGBTQ colorectal cancer patient or survivor, Fight CRC’s resources are a great place to gain in-depth information about the disease and symptom management. The following organizations...
View ArticleAnjee Davis: Meghan and Heather Were the Real Deal
Fight Colorectal Cancer President Anjee Davis dishes on what it was like to be on reality TV and have Bravo attend our 10th annual Call-on Congress. We’ve tried to keep it a surprise and been SO...
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