Local cancer survivor to appear in national awareness campaign: Strong Points Shirley MacFarland, cleveland.com
LYNDHURST, Ohio – Lyndhurst resident Melvin Fernandes will be one of 24 people featured in a new awareness campaign, “No Excuses,” launching in New York City’s Times Square this March for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Fernandes was diagnosed with stage III colorectal cancer when he was 42 and was selected to become an Ambassador for Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC), the country’s leading colorectal cancer advocacy organization.
The campaign will appear in New York City during the first week in March. Fernandes is also one of three Fight CRC advocates playing alongside PGA TOUR champions as part of the annual Cologuard Classic golf event sponsored by Exact Sciences in Tucson, Arizona, the week of Feb. 21-28, 2021. Fernandes will be paired with PGA TOUR Champion Jerry Kelly in the Pro-Am and will share his story before golfing alongside P
Tamara Shaw lost a wife, daughter and twin sister, respectively, when
Tiffany Oritz died of colon cancer last year. The Jacksonville residents will be among the 24 people featured in No Excuses, a national colorectal cancer awareness campaign launching in March in New York s Times Square.
Their stories will also be featured on Fight Colorectal Cancer s Facebook page. They are dedicating a year of volunteer time to raise awareness of the importance of screening, using their personal stories in an effort to help save lives.
Colon and rectal cancers make up the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the country among men and women combined, the organization said. Sixty percent of colorectal cancer deaths could be prevented with screening.
Submitted by Fight CRC
Lynne Ireland-Knight of Bethel Park holds up a photo of her son, Jordan, who was diagnosed with late-stage cancer at age 29. Ireland-Knight will be one of the featured ambassadors in Fight Colorectal Cancer’s “No Excuses” campaign, which kicks off this month.
Submitted by Fight CRC
Lynne Ireland-Knight of Bethel Park will be one of the featured ambassadors in Fight Colorectal Cancer’s “No Excuses” campaign, which kicks off the month.
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There are more than a million colorectal cancer survivors in the U.S., and telling their stories is one of the most effective ways that Missouri-based nonprofit Fight Colorectal Cancer has found to make others aware of the importance of cancer screenings.
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DUDE Wipes and Fight Colorectal Cancer Team Up to Raise Awareness
Fight Colorectal CancerFebruary 16, 2021 GMT
Springfield, Mo., Feb. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) DUDE Wipes, the first flushable wipe marketed to men, is ready to save some lives with their innovative hygiene product. The company announced that it is teaming up with Fight Colorectal Cancer to raise awareness about a preventable disease that’s killing way too many people in the United States, a disease that 1 in 23 men are at risk of developing in their lifetime.