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Colorectal Cancer Airs: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 7:30pm Repeat: Sunday, November4, 2007 at midnight Original Air Date: April 3, 2007 An estimated 150,000 Americans will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer this year. While progress is being made to prevent and treat the disease, tragically, more than 57,000 people will die from it. But if its caught early, colorectal cancer can be cured more than 90 percent of the time. On the next Health Link we'll help you assess your risk and bring you the latest in prevention and treatment of colorectal cancer. Guests: Jerry Fagan Jerry is a colon cancer survivor. He was diagnosed in January of 2005 at the age of 40 with stage III-B cancer. He had bleeding symptoms for years but was told by his physician that he shouldn't worry, "it's probably just hemorrhoids." Today, Jerry is cancer free. Edward C. Lee, MD Dr. Edward Lee is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Albany Medical College. He is the Chief of GI and Oncologic Surgery and the Director of Colorectal Surgery Program at Albany Medical College. http://www.amc.edu/ Molly McMaster Molly is the President and Co-Founder of The Colon Club. She was diagnosed with stage II colon cancer on February 19, 1999 - her 23rd birthday. Molly dedicates her time to educating people, especially younger people, about colorectal cancer. Molly is the creator of the nationally-known Colossal Colon(c), a 40-foot long, four-foot tall model of the human colon that has been traveling around the country since 2002 to educate people of all ages about colorectal cancer. http://www.colonclub.com/index.html Edward S. Orris, MD Dr. Orris is a gastroenterologist in practice at Albany Gastroenterology Consultants, PC. http://www.albanygi.com/ Kim Troisi-Paton For more than five years, Kim was bloated, fatigued, anemic and had sporadic rectal bleeding, but her doctors told her it was nothing serious. When her OB/GYN suggested taking anti-depressants, Kim took matters into her own hands. A former boss had talked openly about getting his colonoscopy, so after doing some research, Kim demanded one for herself. At the age of 35, she was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer and had surgery and chemotherapy. UPDATE: We are shocked and unbearably saddened to report that Kim Troisi-Paton lost her battle with colon cancer on August 10, 2007. Kim truly followed the theme, "Be Strong," in everything she did and fought until the end. She was an advocate for the disease to the end. With her family's permission we are repeating this episode and dedicating it in memory of Kim. Web ResourcesDisclaimer:
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The American Cancer Society is the nation's leading organization for providing patients and their families with cancer-related information. The ACS website provides detailed information on the causes, treatment options, coping tactics, and means of protecting oneself from a wide variety of cancers. They've also established a network through which cancer survivors can link for support. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp THE COLON CANCER ALLIANCE The Colon Cancer Alliance (CCA) is an organization of colon and rectal cancer survivors, their families, caregivers, people genetically predisposed to the disease and the medical community. We began as a group of people participating in an online discussion list for colorectal cancer patients. In 1999, the CCA was formally incorporated as a non-profit organization dedicated to patient support, advocacy and education. http://www.ccalliance.org/ THE COLON CLUB Molly McMaster's The Colon Club is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of colorectal cancer in out-of-the-box ways. The Colon Club's goals are to educate as many people as possible, as early as possible, about the risk factors and symptoms of colorectal cancer, and for people to get screened when its appropriate for them. http://www.colonclub.com/index.html THE COLORECTAL CANCER NETWORK The Colorectal Cancer Network website is intended to assist people with cancer, their family, friends and caregivers find the information to help them make decisions regarding treatment and management of their disease. http://www.colorectal-cancer.net/ NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE The National Cancer Institute coordinates the National Cancer Program, which conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients. THE NCI is the federal governments principal agency for cancer research and training. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/colon-and-rectal |
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