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New leadership added and promoted at the Colorectal Cancer Alliance
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Alliance Announces New Leadership Roles

The additions to the Colorectal Cancer Alliance's all bring deep expertise and a shared passion for the mission to end colorectal cancer in our lifetime.

May 20, 2025
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Alliance Launches “Screen Smart” To Make Lifesaving Cancer Screenings Easier for Everyone

The Screen Smart initiative brings together insights from medical experts, researchers, and advocates to make colorectal cancer screening decisions easier for both patients and healthcare providers.

May 7, 2025
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Press Release

Alliance Presents Project Cure CRC Posters at AACR & Awards New Grants

Project Cure CRC funds cutting-edge colorectal cancer (CRC) research and aims to improve patient outcomes through its dynamic patient navigation portal, BlueHQ.org.

Apr 21, 2025
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Alliance Survey Reveals Disparities in Minorities that Could Increase Colorectal Cancer Risk

Minority groups are significantly less aware that colorectal cancer is often not detected until the late stages due to mild symptoms.

Apr 1, 2025
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Colorectal Cancer Alliance State of Screening Study Reveals Potentially Fatal Attitudes & Misconceptions Among Americans

Majority of Americans say they don’t have time for colorectal cancer screening, prioritizing household chores instead of health.

Feb 26, 2025
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Project Cure CRC Ignites Innovation in 2025 With $10.5 Million for Research, K-SPY Debut, and Renewed RFP

Project Cure CRC by the Colorectal Cancer Alliance is driving innovation in colorectal cancer research with $10.5 million in funding, the launch of the K-SPY clinical trial, and a renewed call for groundbreaking proposals. Learn how these efforts are accelerating treatment advancements and improving patient outcomes.

Feb 12, 2025
The Real Full Monty
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The Real Full Monty Strips Down

Inspired by the beloved, award-winning 1997 film, The Real Full Monty is an all-new two-hour special in which a daring group of male celebrities will volunteer to bare all to raise awareness for prostate, testicular and colorectal cancer testing and research.

Dec 5, 2024
Alison Friedman chaired the national Blue Hope Bash on November 2, 2024, in Washington, D.C., with her husband Mark Waner.
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Alliance Celebrates 25 Years & Honors Notable Partners at the National Blue Hope Bash

The Colorectal Cancer Alliance’s national Blue Hope Bash, held November 2 at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., raised nearly $2 million to support lifesaving work.

Nov 4, 2024
Colorectal Cancer Alliance Launches Project Cure CRC
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Project Cure CRC Awards Nearly $5 Million in Research Funding

Colorectal Cancer Alliance’s Project Cure CRC awarded five new research grants totaling nearly $5 million to advance breakthrough treatments for colorectal cancer. Learn about innovative projects using CRISPR, radioimmunotherapy, and more, as the Alliance accelerates urgent science to end this deadly disease.

Oct 23, 2024
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$58,600 Raised at Jersey Shore Walk to End Colon Cancer

The 2024 Jersey Shore Walk to End Colon Cancer raised $58,600 to support the Colorectal Cancer Alliance’s mission and brought together New Jersey area allies to honor, support, and raise awareness for colorectal cancer (CRC). Funds will aid research, screenings, and patient support efforts nationwide.

Oct 1, 2024
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Bottoms Up® Invitational Raises Over $3.3 Million in Three Years

The third annual Bottoms Up® Invitational, hosted by Craig Melvin of the Today Show and his wife, sportscaster Lindsay Czarniak, continues to raise much-needed awareness and funds for colorectal cancer (CRC).

Sep 17, 2024
Alliance executive team member Brian Cowart, left, and Marc Mason
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Alliance Welcomes Two Leaders to Propel Growth & Innovation

Colorectal Cancer Alliance announces key leadership appointments: Brian Cowart as Chief Development Officer and Marc Mason as Senior VP of Data Intelligence & Technology, strengthening the organization’s mission to end colorectal cancer through strategic growth and innovation.

Aug 22, 2024
Tina Zeff, left, and Oluwadamilola (Dammie) Brown, M.D., executive leaders at the Colorectal Cancer Alliance
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Alliance Appoints New Executive Leaders to Advance Mission

Oluwadamilola (Dammie) Brown, M.D., joins as the senior vice president of mission delivery, and Tina Zeff joins as chief operating officer of the Alliance.

Jun 25, 2024
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The Alliance and 23andMe Collaborate to Help Advance CRC Research in the Black Community

With 23andMe, the Alliance seeks another avenue to educate Black communities about the importance of knowing their family health history and risk factors to prevent colorectal cancer or find it at an early stage when it is most treatable.

Jun 4, 2024
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Press Release

Project Cure CRC Announces First Five Research Awards Totaling $3.5 Million

Project Cure CRC, the breakthrough research fund of the national nonprofit Colorectal Cancer Alliance (Alliance), has announced the first five awardees of funds to advance urgent science for today’s colorectal cancer patients.

May 30, 2024
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The Nico Stillman Foundation Hosts Gala to Benefit the Alliance

The Every Day is a Gift Gala will take place from 8:00 p.m. to midnight (PST) on Friday, June 21, 2024, at BMO Stadium’s Sunset Deck in Los Angeles, California.

May 26, 2024
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Alliance Launches PSA to Promote Resources & Prevention

The new initiative raises awareness of Colorectal Cancer Alliance support services and screening to curb the rising rates of colorectal cancer, the second deadliest cancer in the U.S.

May 14, 2024
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Alliance Expands Health Equity Efforts and Urges Prevention During Minority Health Month

Colorectal cancer is highly treatable when detected early, yet minorities with the disease are dying at higher rates.

Apr 1, 2024
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Awareness Month Marks a Meaningful Milestone for the Alliance

Celebrating 25 Years of Lifesaving Work, the Alliance Accelerates its Efforts to Eradicate Colorectal Cancer

Mar 1, 2024
Colorectal Cancer Alliance Launches Project Cure CRC
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Alliance Announces Request for Proposals as it Launches the Largest-Ever CRC Research Investment

In an effort to expedite its life-saving work, the Colorectal Cancer Alliance (Alliance) Project Cure CRC initiative is excited to open its Request for Proposals (RFP). Tens of millions of dollars will be available to researchers from around the world whose work aims to expedite colorectal cancer (CRC) research to a curable science.

Feb 27, 2024
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