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    Lessons from a Stage IV Colon Cancer Patient and His Caregiver
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    Lessons from a stage IV colon cancer patient and his caregiver

    Every cancer journey is unique. Therefore, it is essential to respect the different ways in which patients and caregivers choose to travel the journey before them.

    Nov 1, 2022
    Clinical Trial for Stage II and III dMMR/MSI-H Rectal Cancer Inspires Hope
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    Clinical trial for stage II and III dMMR/MSI-H rectal cancer inspires hope

    A clinical trial out of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has set the cancer community abuzz after it showed a 100 percent success rate among the first 14 participants who completed treatment.

    Jun 8, 2022
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    Brian Young: Christmas Eve brought an unwanted present

    I turned 50 in November of 2019 and had my first colonoscopy. There was a 10cm mass growing in my rectum that I had no idea was there. It was stage III. No symptoms. No pain. No bleeding. Nothing.

    Dec 15, 2021
    Elizabeth sitting next to a chemotherapy machine.
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    Elizabeth Wachsberg: “Not today, cancer, not today”

    I was a healthy 38-year-old woman who was a vegetarian, didn't really drink, didn't smoke, and was in pretty good shape. Now, I was sitting on my bathroom floor having just thrown up the CT contrast.

    Jul 29, 2021
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    Finding strength in friends, allies, and a will to live

    When Rahimah Phillips was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, she relied on her friends and support from the Colorectal Cancer Alliance to face treatment — and all of the challenges that came with it. Now, she’s managing a recurrence with a strong will to live and return to the life she cherished.

    Jul 1, 2021
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    Rachel Conklin: Cancer, community, and mustaches

    That’s the one thing about cancer: you truly see all the good in people.

    Jun 14, 2021
    Filmmaker Kevin Munroe: “How’s Your Rectum Doing?”
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    Filmmaker Kevin Munroe: “How’s your rectum doing?”

    In December of 2020, I was diagnosed with stage IIIb colorectal cancer at age 48. And if you ever wondered how hard it is to fly under the radar fighting cancer while going through a global pandemic, the answer is “a lot easier than you think.”

    Feb 19, 2022
    Rosonja Seay: Telling Her Daughter’s Story, Believing in Change
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    Rosonja Seay: Telling her daughter’s story, believing in change

    “We need to end this disease because it is impacting families,” Rosonja says. “I know my child’s death can not be in vain. She didn’t live to tell the story, so I have to tell the story.”

    Apr 25, 2022
    Winemaker’s Wife Diagnosed Four Times — Now They’re Giving Back
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    Winemaker’s wife diagnosed four times — now they’re giving back

    As the owner of Napa, California-based ONE Flock Wines, Jason was struck with an idea: Every bottle of the 2020 ONE Flock wine sold — both the red and sauvignon blanc — will benefit the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.

    Feb 21, 2022
    Mike Quinn: Temporary discomfort over uncertainty and fear
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    Mike Quinn: Temporary discomfort over uncertainty and fear

    Two stories occurring decades apart bookend one Virginia survivor’s journey with colorectal cancer. The first story takes place shortly before humans walked on the moon. The last happened just the other day. 

    Aug 28, 2019
    Heather Schimke: How CrossFit Prepared Me for Chemo
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    Heather Schimke: How CrossFit prepared me for chemo

    Little did I know that I already had all the tools to handle chemo as I was already using them at the gym.

    May 3, 2021
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    Jaylee Thomas: Things cancer made me say

    Healing takes time, and it's packed full of ups and downs. I realize I'm not saying anything you don't already know, but it never hurts to hear it again.

    Feb 23, 2021
    Angela Caraway is pictured punching the air in a gesture of strength
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    Angela Caraway: Wearing the 'armor of God' to beat CRC

    Angela says we need to end colorectal cancer so “people can continue to live their best lives."

    Dec 24, 2020
    Dawn Benedetto Failace with her children on a football field.
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    Saved by kids, community, and second opinions

    At first, Dawn’s battle with cancer seemed to be going well.

    Sep 19, 2020
    Yvonne at a lake, wearing reflective sunglasses and a hat.
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    Yvonne Vidal: Finding purpose with inoperable CRC

    She hopes her story will help other patients find their communities of support, and that her experience will embolden others to advocate for their health.

    Aug 22, 2020
    A blue dragonfly rests on a plant.
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    Jeannie Moore: Dragonflies bring peace

    If you were to visit Jeannie Moore at her home, you’d be hard-pressed to miss the dragonflies. Their image is everywhere — decorating her walls, glimmering across stepping stones in the backyard, and on a blanket she curls up with every night.

    May 14, 2020
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    Katie Dailey: Stage IV is not a death sentence

    I hope to be an inspiration to others and to convince people who haven’t had their colonoscopy that they need to do this. Stage IV is not a death sentence!

    Jun 9, 2018
    Diagnosed at 17
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    Diagnosed at 17

    At 17, most teenagers are a hub of energy, busily taking on the challenges of college prep, managing friends and a budding social life. For Jessica Joseph, a stage III colorectal cancer diagnosis in December 2016 shifted her focus to advocacy on what was once popularly considered an "old man's disease."

    Mar 27, 2017
    Living with Hope: My Cancer Journey
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    Living with hope: My cancer journey

    I was diagnosed when I was 31 years old and told I had six months to live. That was more than 10 years ago.

    Apr 1, 2014
    Bryan McQuide: A story of family, faith, and hope when the unexpected happened
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    Bryan McQuide: A story of family, faith, and hope when the unexpected happened

    Life, as the saying goes, is full of surprises. Unfortunately for some of us, the surprises aren’t always the good kind.

    Oct 25, 2019
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