Colon+Cancer+Alliance

=** The Colon Cancer Alliance ** =

==**Mission Statement: **Our mission is to knock colon cancer out of the top three cancer killers. We are doing this by championing prevention, funding cutting-edge research and providing the highest quality patient support services. ==

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**Who created it:[[image:CCA sign.jpg width="567" height="283" align="right"]] **

 * ==Dorothy Bandi ==

Gail Harris
|| ==Amy Kelly ==

Laurette Savary
|| ==Priscilla Savary ==

Susan Williams
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**How are they making a difference: **
==The Patient Support Team talks with those whose lives that have been affected by colon cancer. The Colon Cancer Alliance has also set up a fund called [|Blue Note Fund].This fund goes to patients to help with finances. They are given $300. The Colon Cancer Alliance also has a 5k run/walk to get people’s attention so that they can help the cause. ==

**Why Should We Care? **
==Many families are affected by colon cancer every day. Some family’s lives are deeply affected for a long time. For other families the cancer is luckily caught early. The patients have to put their lives on hold while recovering from the surgery. More things are affected by the cancer than the body: families, friends, jobs, clubs, and communities are all affected by this cancer. When someone close to you finds out that they have cancer, it turns your world upside down. Everyone wants to take action immediately. You don’t realize how much people can be affected by cancer until you are. After cancer has struck and you know the damage it has you will never think about cancer in the same way. The cure for colon cancer can be achieved if people start caring. People should start caring before the cancer strikes home. The hurricane of hurt can be stopped if we start caring about the important things. ==

**Upcoming Events **
==<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. Colon Cancer Prevention 5k Run and Fun Walk is on Saturday, 6/1/2013 starting at 8:30 in Carousel Pavilion on City Island, Harrisburg, PA. The runners and walkers run a measured out flat course. This event is for awareness. == ==<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. Colorectal Cancer Networking Group is on Tuesday, 7/16/2013 starting at nine going to eleven pm, in The Wellness Community 360 East Palm Lane Phoenix, AZ 85004. Cancer Patients get together and talk about their experience with colon cancer and how it effected them. ==