Ask the Doctor recently received a pertinent question about new non-surgical approaches in the treatment of Stage II and III rectal cancers. We hope this answer from Dr. Robert Madoff is helpful for others as well. Question from Edmund: I have rectal cancer, late Stage 2 or Stage 3. My surgeon says that there is [...]
Update (October 30, 2012): Candace Leigh New York is currently revamping their online shop and the design for the Debbie Knot bracelet – in the meantime, 20% of all orders will be donated to the Colon Cancer Coalition. View her current offerings at http://clny.bigcartel.com/. Thanks Candace! New York-based jewelry designer and boutique owner Candace Leigh has selected [...]
Ladd, Ill. Population: 1,300. Nestled in the heart of farm country in north-central Illinois. 100 miles west of Chicago. Smallest host city for a Get Your Rear in Gear 5K event. A small town with a huge heart has continuously rallied around it’s own, making the Get Your Rear in Gear Ladd 5K race one [...]
Get Your Rear in Gear Wichita event director J.J. Sorochty and her sister Debbie Mitchell talked with the Kansas CW Crew’s Emily about the upcoming race and and how important it is to listen to your own body when it comes to the signs and symptoms of colon cancer. The Kansas CW is a sponsor [...]
Planning has begun for the second annual Get Your Rear in Gear 5K in Muscatine, Iowa. Bryan Fessler, along with his two children, Jared and Jenna, are planning the event in honor of their mother, who they lost to colon cancer. The Muscatine Journal was a big support to the 2011 event and have kept [...]
Lee Conklin, news anchor for 13 Action News in Toledo, Ohio recently shared his personal story of losing his mother to colon cancer as part of an interview on Conklin and Company on Sunday, May 20. Conklin interviewed Deb Ross with the Lucas County (Ohio) Colorectal Cancer Coalition about the importance of being screened for [...]
A big thank you to WCCO TV (CBS) and sports anchor Mark Rosen for being a part of the eighth Get Your Rear in Gear Twin Cities race on Sunday, May 20.
Toledo’s inaugural Get Your Rear in Gear 5K presented by the Lucas County Colorectal Cancer Coalition will be held on Saturday, June 2. Lucas County in Ohio has an unusually high number of late-stage colon cancer diagnosis and event organizers are urging people to “do their scheduled maintenance” and have a colonscopy at age 50. [...]
Participants in the Get Your Rear in Gear Twin Cities 5K will have the opportunity to try their hand at cutting-edge robotic surgery. The daVinci Surgical Robot will be at the race with event sponsor Colon & Rectal Surgery Associates (CRSL) surgeon Dr. Elizabeth Raskin offering once-in-a-lifetime test drives of the robot. The daVinci Robot [...]
Anne Carlson and the Get Your Rear in Gear Twin Cities crew were in the news again, this time on event sponsor WCCO TV (CBS) on Wednesday, May 16. Anne was interviewed by WCCO TV anchor Frank Vascellaro and meteorologist Chris Shaffer during both the 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts about the staggering colon [...]
