National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable and Fight Colorectal Cancer Rally Survivors, Celebrities and Experts to Launch New Colon Cancer Screening Campaign

The National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC) and the American Cancer Society will join forces during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month to kick off the new colorectal cancer screening campaign, “80% in Every Community,” March 7, 2019.  Two events are scheduled to take place to raise awareness about colorectal cancer and this new campaign. The live event and live broadcast will begin at 2:00 PM at the American Cancer Society Global Headquarters in downtown Atlanta. Public health influencers from around…

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Tom Lehman Joins Forces with Fight Colorectal Cancer to Raise Awareness of Nation’s Second-Leading Cause of Cancer Deaths

Longtime PGA TOUR professional and colon cancer survivor, Tom Lehman, is teaming up with Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC) to help raise awareness of the nation’s second-deadliest cancer. The one-year agreement, supported by Exact Sciences, will feature Lehman wearing the Fight CRC logo on his hat, numerous public appearances, and a public service announcement campaign highlighting the importance of early detection and the options available for colon cancer screening, including accurate, non-invasive options. “We are thrilled to have this opportunity to partner with Exact Sciences in bringing on Tom Lehman as…

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American Cancer Society and Fight Colorectal Cancer Campaign to Raise Awareness About Colorectal Cancer Screening

The American Cancer Society, Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC) and the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable will kick off Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month on March 8 at Smashbox Studios. The event will feature survivors, partners, experts, and celebrity guests, including actor Luke Perry, country singer Craig Campbell, and reporter and host of Accesso Total on Telemundo-52 Stephanie Himonidis also known as Chiquibaby. Guests will share their personal connections to the disease. This event is part of a coast to coast effort to increase the use of life saving screening tests and…

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