Local cancer survivor to appear in national awareness campaign: Strong Points Shirley MacFarland, cleveland.com
LYNDHURST, Ohio – Lyndhurst resident Melvin Fernandes will be one of 24 people featured in a new awareness campaign, “No Excuses,” launching in New York City’s Times Square this March for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Fernandes was diagnosed with stage III colorectal cancer when he was 42 and was selected to become an Ambassador for Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC), the country’s leading colorectal cancer advocacy organization.
The campaign will appear in New York City during the first week in March. Fernandes is also one of three Fight CRC advocates playing alongside PGA TOUR champions as part of the annual Cologuard Classic golf event sponsored by Exact Sciences in Tucson, Arizona, the week of Feb. 21-28, 2021. Fernandes will be paired with PGA TOUR Champion Jerry Kelly in the Pro-Am and will share his story before golfing alongside P
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Keller native featured in national cancer awareness campaign
Evan White is one of 24 people across the country set to appear in a series of new cancer awareness ads.
Evan White, 27, is one of 24 people across the country featured in a new cancer awareness campaign.(ABN)
Evan White was just 24 years old when he was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer.
The Keller native was diagnosed after experiencing unexplained fatigue. He was just two two years out of college.
“How the heck do I have colon cancer at 24?” White told the
Today show, which profiled his journey in October. “The only thing you ever heard about it is that it’s common in older people. I was thinking, ‘This is a dream, right? This isn’t real.’”
/PRNewswire/ Despite the continued COVID-19 pandemic, cancer screening remains a public health priority. Existing disparities will likely increase without.
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Lynne Ireland-Knight of Bethel Park holds up a photo of her son, Jordan, who was diagnosed with late-stage cancer at age 29. Ireland-Knight will be one of the featured ambassadors in Fight Colorectal Cancer’s “No Excuses” campaign, which kicks off this month.
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Lynne Ireland-Knight of Bethel Park will be one of the featured ambassadors in Fight Colorectal Cancer’s “No Excuses” campaign, which kicks off the month.
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There are more than a million colorectal cancer survivors in the U.S., and telling their stories is one of the most effective ways that Missouri-based nonprofit Fight Colorectal Cancer has found to make others aware of the importance of cancer screenings.