WE Have Cancer

How does someone go from the best day of their life to the worst in under 12 hours? Dr. Tom Marsilje knows. In June, 2012 he was recognized for his work, co-discovering a drug for lung cancer. Hours later a colonoscopy revealed he had colon cancer. During our conversation, Tom discusses his journey. He talks […]

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This is part 2 of the 2 part series; The Best of The Colon Cancer Podcast 2015. In this episode, Colon Cancer survivors Tony Pace, Claudia Kittock, Chere’ Garcia, Sue Kidera, Mark Aresnault, Amy Marash, Sherri Graves-Smith and Dawn Eicher share their words of hope and inspiration.

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This is part 2 of the 2 part series; The Best of The Colon Cancer Podcast 2015. In this episode, Colon Cancer survivors Tony Pace, Claudia Kittock, Chere’ Garcia, Sue Kidera, Mark Aresnault, Amy Marash, Sherri Graves-Smith and Dawn Eicher share their words of hope and inspiration.

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In part one of this two-part podcast, we revisit the words of advice and inspiration from 11 colon cancer, and hereditary colon cancer syndrome, survivors.

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In part one of this two-part podcast, we revisit the words of advice and inspiration from 11 colon cancer, and hereditary colon cancer syndrome, survivors.

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Chere and her family have had one hell of a year. In May 2014 Horacio’s mother, Aurora, was diagnosed with breast cancer. This was heartbreaking news to the family. Chere took initiative to care for aurora by being present day to day, cooking for her, helping with her medications and doctors appointments and so much […]

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Depending on who you are, you may call her Marisa, “mom” or “The Colon Chick!” Marisa Perez has a passion for colon cancer prevention and an enthusiasm that can get anyone excited about screening. The mother of two has been running a colon cancer screening program for the last nine years and shows no signs […]

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Dr. Robert Bright has been a member of Mayo Clinic’s staff since 2007. He is a Consultant and Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine.

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Shannon Lee-Sin is a 4 yr. survivor of colorectal cancer. She stopped by to chat with me during Live Your Best Life 2015, the Colon Cancer Alliance conference in Phoenix, Arizona.

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A former college football player and high school football coach, Steve has had to endure and overcome many challenges associated with IBD and colon cancer. Steve is a speaker who has the ability to share, connect and motivate his audiences. His message is this: When you make that decision to fight, you will find you have a […]

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