The Colon Cancer Prevention Project’s work receives important boost from new legislation requiring Kentucky health benefit plans to cover genetic testing for those with cancer risk, as recommended by health care providers. LOUISVILLE, KY March 20, 2019- Senate Bill … Continue reading
Fellow Kentuckians, We need your help now more than ever! Did you know that Kentucky has the highest incidence of colorectal cancer and early age onset colorectal cancer in the nation? Thanks to the efforts of many — including State … Continue reading
We’re so excited to share with you our roadmap to prevention! What do you think? To download the poster, click here: Continuum for Colon Cancer Prevention (For partnership inquiries or for information regarding how you might use this infographic in … Continue reading
Today, we have a guest blog from our Colon Cancer Awareness Month Ambassador, Stacy Hurt aka Big Stace aka one of the biggest butt kickers we know! She’s gonna drop some truth and knowledge on you from her experience as … Continue reading
In a recent study released by the CDC, the report showed that those living in rural areas had higher death rates from cancer than those in urban areas. This study showed there were a few contributing factors to the increased death … Continue reading
Eric Gilliland, Golf Pro for Audubon Country Club and early-onset Colon Cancer Survivor, plans to participate in the PGA Golf Day where he will play 100 holes of golf to benefit the Colon Cancer Prevention Project. “Since my diagnosis I’ve developed a heightened sense … Continue reading
Hey there, beautiful butt kickers! Are you getting excited for the Louisville and Lexington Kicking Butt 5ks? We certainly are! We know that there are a lot of different people at these events. Some are triathletes, some are neighborhood runners, … Continue reading
Build A Little Nest: Advice for New Cancer Patients by Jessica Martin In my mind’s eye, I remember the initial period following my Stage IV colon cancer diagnosis at age 38 as a pile of blurry (due to all the … Continue reading
I’m Not “Big Stace,” But I Do Play Her on TV One Cancer Warrior’s Journey to Establish Her Identity Above all else, cancer is a thief. It ruthlessly steals and takes everything it possibly can from us – our … Continue reading
May is Oncology Nursing Month. Lindsay, an Oncology Nurse, wrote a really striking piece on her blog, Here Comes the Sun, about everything she didn’t know until she was diagnosed with Stage 3 Colorectal Cancer. She has graciously given us … Continue reading