Released: 31-Oct-2017 6:00 AM EDT
No-Shave November Will Continue Supporting Fight Colorectal Cancer
Fight Colorectal Cancer

No-Shave November is a movement encouraging men and women to discontinue shaving and donate the savings instead during the month of November. No-Shave November, a nonprofit, is splitting the funds raised in 2017 between three charities, one being Fight Colorectal Cancer.

Released: 15-Nov-2017 9:55 AM EST
Rep. Jamie Raskin Joins Fight Colorectal Cancer’s Congressional Committee
Fight Colorectal Cancer

Representative Jaime Raskin (D-MD) joins Fight Colorectal Cancer's Congressional Committee to advocate for CRC patients from the Hill. Raskin is a stage III survivor.

Released: 26-Jan-2018 1:05 PM EST
Major League Coach Tony Beasley Tells His Story of Surviving Colorectal Cancer in New PSA
Fight Colorectal Cancer

“See every obstacle as an opportunity in life.” That’s just some of the advice packed into a new campaign by Fight Colorectal Cancer featuring Texas Rangers third-base coach Tony Beasley.

Released: 1-Mar-2018 10:00 AM EST
Fight Colorectal Cancer Launches Annual One Million Strong Campaign Alongside Courageous Celebrities, Supporters
Fight Colorectal Cancer

Yesterday Fight Colorectal Cancer rang the NASDAQ opening bell alongside survivors and partners from the PGA TOUR in Tucson and also from the Times Square NASDAQ tower on the heels of March, Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Today, the country’s leading advocacy organization is launching into a month-long awareness campaign alongside survivors and their loved ones, including survivor Kevin Jonas, Sr., and his wife Denise, showing it takes courage to fight cancer.

Released: 13-Mar-2018 9:00 AM EDT
Colorectal Cancer Patients to Congress: Help Save Lives!
Fight Colorectal Cancer

Fight Colorectal Cancer's 12th annual Call-on Congress will bring over 150 advocates to D.C - the largest group yet

Released: 17-May-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Fight Colorectal Cancer Advocate Walking 2,800 Miles Across the U.S. To Raise Awareness of Preventable Disease
Fight Colorectal Cancer

Chad Schrack, a Fight Colorectal Cancer advocate is walking from Washington, D.C. to Venice Beach, California to honor his wife, a colorectal cancer survivor and all those affected by the second-leading cancer killer in the U.S.

Released: 24-May-2018 4:15 PM EDT
Two Nashville Events to Raise Funds for Fight Colorectal Cancer This June
Fight Colorectal Cancer

Country music artist Craig Campbell is hosting his annual celebrity cornhole challenge and co-hosting the annual benefit dinner

Release date: 30-May-2018 1:05 PM EDT
experts available to comment about new colorectal cancer screening age guideline
Fight Colorectal Cancer

An updated American Cancer Society guideline announced today says colorectal cancer screening should begin at age 45 (up from age 50) for people at average risk. This is based in part on data showing rates of colorectal cancer are increasing in young and middle-aged populations. Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC) has been following and supporting research efforts examining early-age colorectal cancer for many years. Quotes included.

Released: 9-Jul-2018 4:15 PM EDT
Colorectal Cancer Advocates to Summit Quandary Peak Near Breckenridge, Colorado on Monday, July 16
Fight Colorectal Cancer

Over 80 colorectal cancer advocates will hike to Quandary Peak near Breckenridge, Colorado on Monday, July 16 to raise awareness.

Released: 21-Sep-2018 3:30 PM EDT
Cancer, Pneumonia and Flu, and You
Fight Colorectal Cancer

With fall just around the corner, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) expects flu season to begin ramping up within the next few months.

Released: 23-Oct-2018 12:05 PM EDT
Fight CRC Partners with No-Shave November for Fourth Straight Year
Fight Colorectal Cancer

Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC) has once again been selected by No-Shave November as one of the three recipients for all funds raised during the 2018 campaign.

Released: 2-Jan-2019 12:05 PM EST
Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Gregg Leakes Decides Against Chemotherapy after Surgery for Colorectal Cancer
Fight Colorectal Cancer

Are you a Real Housewives fan? If so, you probably know that the show has recently brought colorectal cancer to the spotlight … again. If not, we’ll catch you up quickly.

Released: 22-Apr-2019 11:05 AM EDT
Fight Colorectal Cancer Launches “Clinical Trial Finder” Mobile App in Partnership with Flatiron Health
Fight Colorectal Cancer

Fight CRC’s Clinical Trial Finder App aims to make the web-based resource more accessible to Late-State, MSS colorectal cancer patients

Released: 25-Feb-2019 8:05 AM EST
Fight Colorectal Cancer breaks down barriers to colorectal cancer screening
Fight Colorectal Cancer

During March 2019 - Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month - the leading advocacy organization is rallying advocates to raise awareness so all Americans can access life-saving colorectal cancer screenings.

Released: 11-Mar-2019 4:05 PM EDT
Over 150 Advocates to Arrive in Washington, D.C. During March Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month to Break Down Barriers to Screening
Fight Colorectal Cancer

Fight Colorectal Cancer will host over 150 colorectal cancer patients, caregivers, and advocates in Washington, D.C., where they will spend two days preparing to talk with legislative staff about how colorectal cancer has personally impacted them and the importance of preventative screening.

Release date: 31-Jul-2019 9:05 AM EDT
fight colorectal cancer manuscript investigating sporadic colon and rectal cancer in young adults published in gastroenterology
Fight Colorectal Cancer

The Newly published manuscript explores risk factors and etiology of sporadic colon and rectal (colorectal) cancer in young adults.

Released: 1-Aug-2019 8:30 AM EDT
Fight Colorectal Cancer Manuscript Investigating Colon and Rectal Cancer in Young Adults Published
Fight Colorectal Cancer

Newly published manuscript explores risk factors and etiology of sporadic colon and rectal (colorectal) cancer in young adults.

Released: 10-Dec-2020 6:05 PM EST
Fight Colorectal Cancer Issues Four New State Grants to Support Colorectal Cancer Policy Change
Fight Colorectal Cancer

The nation’s largest colorectal cancer advocacy organization keeps fighting to lower the screening age and increase access in Kentucky, Nebraska, Rhode Island, and Texas.

Release date: 27-Dec-2020 10:15 PM EST
the removing barriers to colorectal cancer screening act is signed into law
Fight Colorectal Cancer

After nearly a decade of advocacy, the colorectal cancer community celebrates a major victory as the “Medicare loophole bill” passes the House and Senate, and gets signed into law.

Released: 28-Dec-2020 8:15 AM EST
The Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act Is Signed Into Law
Fight Colorectal Cancer

After nearly a decade of advocacy, the colorectal cancer community celebrates a major victory as the “Medicare loophole bill” passes the House and Senate, and gets signed into law.

   
Released: 15-Jan-2021 12:30 PM EST
Fight CRC To Present Research Findings on The Impact of COVID-19 on the Colorectal Cancer Community at 2021 GI ASCO
Fight Colorectal Cancer

Fight Colorectal Cancer presents abstract at Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium highlighting the need to address the barriers and opportunities for care within the colorectal cancer community during the COVID-19 pandemic

   
Released: 2-Mar-2021 5:00 PM EST
Family and Caregiver Support Accounting for Unique Aspects of Care a Top Need of Colorectal Cancer Patients
Fight Colorectal Cancer

Fight Colorectal Cancer has published the findings of a multi-year research project titled, “Priorities of Unmet Needs for Those Affected by Colorectal Cancer: Considerations from a Series of Nominal Group Technique Sessions” in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (JNCCN).

Released: 3-May-2021 10:35 AM EDT
Mental Health Support: Study Reveals Huge Need Amongst Colorectal Cancer Patients
Fight Colorectal Cancer

This Mental Health Awareness Month, Fight Colorectal Cancer, is urging the clinician and patient communities to take mental health seriously and connect patients with resources.

Released: 7-Jun-2021 10:20 AM EDT
Global Event Will Advance Early Age Onset Colorectal Cancer Research
Fight Colorectal Cancer

In many countries around the world, patients under age 50 are fighting, some dying, of colon and rectal cancers. Early-Age Onset Colorectal Cancer is an urgent issue in cancer research and patient care around the globe. We all want to know why this is happening, fully aware that for some, time is running out.

Newswise: Best-Selling Cookbook Author Sarah Copeland Hosts Cooking Demonstration for the Colorectal Cancer Community
Released: 1-Nov-2021 11:15 AM EDT
Best-Selling Cookbook Author Sarah Copeland Hosts Cooking Demonstration for the Colorectal Cancer Community
Fight Colorectal Cancer

Fight Colorectal Cancer Hosts Gut-Friendly Cooking Event Alongside Best-Selling Cookbook Author and Former Food Director at Real Simple.

   
Released: 11-Oct-2022 3:35 PM EDT
Do Colonoscopies Save Lives?
Fight Colorectal Cancer

The New England Journal of Medicine recently published a study that suggests the benefits of colonoscopies for cancer screening may be overestimated. Media reports around this new study may be misleading. National nonprofits Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC) and Colon Cancer Coalition are united in ensuring that the colorectal cancer (CRC) community and those who are eligible for screening understand that getting screened for CRC does save lives.


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