Wichita magazine Women’s Focus featured Get Your Rear in Gear Wichita in their May 2011 issue. The story profiles Deborah Mitchell as the inspiration behind starting a Get Your Rear in Gear race there. You can also view an ad that ran in the same publication.
This weekend (Sat., May 7, 2011) Get Your Rear in Gear was featured in Pat Steer’s national colorectal cancer column on Examiner.com.
A regimen of baby aspirin may cut colon cancer deaths by 30% and may reduce the risk of developing colon cancer by 25%. According to a report by CBSNews.com, European researchers found that study participants who took low dose or regular aspirin daily for six years as part of a study on stroke prevention reduced [...]
According to a Reuters report, there is a promising new test on the horizon to screen for colon cancer. The test, which was developed by Exiqon, a Danish biotech company, has the potential to be “safe, cheap, robust, accurate and of little or no inconvenience to the individual,” said spokesperson Soren Nielsen. The test was [...]
Tune in on September 10 beginning at 8pm EST for Stand Up To Cancer, a multi-network, collaborative effort to raise awareness and funds for cancer. The live, one-hour event will be simulcast commercial-free on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Bio, Current TV, Discovery Health, E!, G4, HBO, HBO Latino, MLB Network, mun2, Showtime, Smithsonian Channel, The [...]
Colon Cancer Coalition founder and president Kristin Tabor accepted the David Jagelman, MD, Award for Advocacy in Colorectal Cancer, which was presented recently by the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. At their annual meeting in May, ASCRS presented two new awards to recognize colorectal cancer advocacy efforts and journalistic excellence in reporting on [...]
A new report by the Centers for Disease Control reports that 22 million adults aged 50-75 still need to be tested for colorectal cancer. The findings were part of a study carried out by the CDC which focused on screening trends for both breast and colorectal cancer. The good news is that screening for colon [...]
During a historic week on Capitol Hill, advocates from around the country gathered in Washington D.C. for the Colorectal Cancer Coalition‘s annual Call-on Congress, March 15-18, 2010. Colon cancer patients, survivors, and loved ones of those affected by the disease, met with legislators to discuss measures which would increase access to colon cancer prevention, screening [...]
Rex Healthcare, a non-profit healthcare system based in North Carolina has partnered with The Colon Cancer Coalition to produce the Get Your Rear In Gear 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, March 6th at Fred Fletcher Park in Raleigh. The event will help to raise funds and awareness about colon cancer. Rex Healthcare is part of UNC [...]
Soul singer Teddy Pendergrass passed away yesterday after a year long battle with colon cancer. The artist was best known for R & B classics such as “If You Don’t Know Me By Now, ” “Love TKO” and other hits of the 70′s and 80′s. As the result of a car accident, Pendergrass became paralyzed [...]
