C3 Hosts Congressional Briefing to Highlight CRC Screening Programs During Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper

Along with Preventing Colorectal Cancer.org and the Prevent Cancer Foundation, C3 hosted a Congressional briefing in order to provide Members and health care staff with information about current colorectal cancer screening programs that work and pending legislation that has the potential to save thousands of lives and billions in Medicare expenditures by expanding access to colorectal cancer screening and treatment.

Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper spoke at the briefing about the impact of colorectal cancer on women and to urge support for her recently-introduced resolution.  A champion for the health care and wellness needs of women, Representative Dahlkemper discussed the importance of early detection and screening in the fight against colorectal cancer.

“Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in both women and men in the United States, yet many people are unaware of the need to be screened for this disease.  As many as 44,000 lives a year could be saved if colorectal cancer screening was fully accessible and utilized.  Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month is about educating men and women to save lives. I am proud to be part of this important effort to raise awareness and help in the fight against colorectal cancer.”

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Posted by Catherine Knowles on March 26th, 2010
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Tags: Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, HR 1189, Representative Dahlkemper, Representative Granger

Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper (D-PA) on the Importance of Observing Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

A champion for the health care and wellness needs of women, Rep. Dahlkemper recently introduced a resolution regarding the impact of colon cancer on women, and as we head into the second week of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month reminds us of the importance of observing Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month:

“Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in both women and men in the United States, yet many people are unaware of the need to be screened for this disease.  As many as 44,000 lives a year could be saved if colorectal cancer screening was fully accessible and utilized.  Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month is about educating men and women to save lives. I am proud to be part of this important effort to raise awareness and help in the fight against colorectal cancer.”

Posted by Catherine Knowles on March 8th, 2010
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Tags: Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Representative Dahlkemper

Free Colorectal Screening Kits in St. Cloud, MN

During March pick up a free colorectal cancer screening kit, complete it at home, and mail it back.

Immunochemical fecal occult blood test (iFOBT) screening kits are are available at the drive-up window at CentraCare Pharmacy at St. Cloud Hospital and at the Coborn Cancer Center.

Reminder from the folks at CentraCare Health System:

This screening does not replace a colonoscopy, which is the best method to detect colorectal cancer. To schedule your colonoscopy, please call CentraCare Digestive Center at (320) 229-4916.

Posted by Kate Murphy on March 4th, 2010
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Tags: Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, free screening, iFOBT

Hope and Cure

In this month we don’t want to only raise awareness about prevention of colon cancer. We should be aware of the significant progress we have made in the last 10 years treating it.

With the introduction of irinotecan, oxaliplatin, bevacizumab, and cetuximab, overall survival has tripled to more than two years; but this does not tell us the whole story. In the past patients with metastatic disease all died from their disease. This is not true any longer.

With more active therapies, we have cured more and more patients, particularly those whose cancer has only spread to the liver. There are increasing reports that this is also true for lesions found in one site in the lung. Continue reading…

Posted by Heinz-Josef Lenz, MD on March 3rd, 2010
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Tags: Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, metastases, Treating Colorectal Cancer

Representatives Kay Granger (R-TX) and Dan Boren (D-OK) Introduce Resolution Supporting the Observance of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Representatives Granger and Boren have introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives supporting the observance of March as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.  Even with advances in screening technology colorectal cancer continues to be the second leading cancer killer of men and women combined.  In 2010, nearly 50,000 people in the United States will die from colorectal cancer.  The real tragedy is that many of these deaths could be prevented if more people took advantage of colorectal cancer screening and early detection.

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Posted by Catherine Knowles on March 1st, 2010
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Tags: Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Representative Boren, Representative Granger