Colon Cancer Coalition founder receives national honor
ASCRS President Dr. David Beck (left) and Public Relations Committee Chair Dr. Harry T. Papaconstantinou present the David Jagelman, MD, Award for Advocacy in Colorectal Cancer to Colon Cancer Coalition founder Kristin Tabor.
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 the disease. The Jay Monahan Award, which honors outstanding reporting that promotes greater public understanding of colon and rectal cancer, was given to Dennis Douda, medical reporter at WCCO-TV in Minneapolis, MN.
According to the ASCRS News, Public Relations Committee Chair Dr. Harry Papaconstantinou praised Tabor for founding the Colon Cancer Coalition and leading its rapid growth to a major colon cancer advocacy group. “Kristin’s achievement deserves recognition in the tradition of patient advocacy pioneered by our own Dr. David Jagelman,” Dr. Papaconstantinou said. Dr. Jagelman, an ASCRS member and chair of the Department of Colorectal Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Florida, was a widely admired patient advocate who founded and directed the Cleveland Clinic’s Familial Polyposis Registry.
ASCRS Annual Meeting attendees played a key role in the success of this year’s Twin Cities Get Your Rear in Gear 5K Run/Walk, which is presented annually by the Colon Cancer Coalition. Physicians, staff, and family members attended the race to help raise funds for colon cancer screening and awareness programs, and for the ASCRS Research Fund. According to Papaconstantinou, ASCRS hopes to bring a Get Your Rear in Gear event to the next annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. If the event takes place, it will be the first international race for the Colon Cancer Coalition, which currently has over 40 Get Your Rear in Gear races scheduled across the United States in 2011.
I am at the 5k Walk/Run today in Colchester, VT. Judy and I traveled here from Fairhaven, MA.
Being a survivor of colon cancer and after being a part of and viewing Boston Med I have become more aware of the need for educational and informative aspects of the Colon Cancer Coalition.
It is my hope and desire to take back to Fairhaven with me information and inspiration from the organizers of the Colchester event.
Thanks Tom! We appreciate your support of the Colchester Get Your Rear in Gear event. At the Colon Cancer Coalition, our goal is that everyone who walks (or runs!) away from a Get Your Rear in Gear event will talk to friends, family members, or co-workers about the importance of colon cancer screening and prevention. With the help of advocates like yourself we can make a difference!
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