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Announcing the 2012 Screening Saves National Challenge Winners!

We are excited to announce the results of the 2012 Colorectal Cancer Screening Saves Lives National Challenge. The first place winner is Good Samaritan Hospital…

Meet Bob Baker – A Breakaway from Cancer Champion

Prevent Cancer Foundation is a partner in Breakaway from Cancer, a campaign founded in 2005 to highlight the resources available to the public through four…

Prevent Cancer Super Colon Engages and Educates about Cancer Prevention Nationwide

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month was a busy one for the Prevent Cancer Super Colon! During eight event days in five different states, 3,000 visitors…

2012 Dialogue for Action: Improving the Health of our Communities

On March 21-23, 2012, the Prevent Cancer Foundation held its 14th annual Dialogue for Action on Colorectal Cancer Screening: Today’s Progress, Tomorrow’s Challenge in Baltimore,…

Colon Cancer Screening Rates Down Among Obese White Women

Researchers at Johns Hopkins recently released results of a study that found obese white women less likely than non-obese, white women or any African-American group…

Join us in Breaking Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening

On Wednesday, March 28, Prevent Cancer Foundation, Fight Colorectal Cancer and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy want you to make your voice heard in…

Top 5 Reasons to Visit ScreeningSaves.org

The Prevent Cancer Foundation’s website ScreeningSaves.org brings together organizations and individuals to raise awareness about colorectal cancer and to encourage those who are at risk…

Keynote Panel to Tackle Healthcare Cost and Quality

The Foundation is gearing up for its 14th annual Dialogue for Action on Colorectal Cancer Screening: Today’s Progress, Tomorrow’s Challenge from March 22-23 in Baltimore….

Cancer Survivor Story: Take Screening Seriously

I was familiar with cancer as a survivor, having had a melanoma at age 27. I was familiar with cancer as a caregiver. My husband…

High Blood Sugar May Increase Colon Cancer Risk

A recently published study in the British Journal of Cancer suggests elevated blood sugar levels may increase women’s risk of colon cancer. Over a 12-year…