The Susan Cohan Kasdas Colon Cancer Foundation
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November 2007 Newsletter
Hello Everyone & Welcome to our November 2007 Newsletter The number of Americans who died of cancer has dropped for a second straight year, marking a milestone in the war on the disease, officials said yesterday. More than 3,000 fewer Americans died from cancer in 2004 than in 2003. The biggest drop occurred in colorectal cancer, with 1,110 fewer men and 1,094 fewer women dying from the disease. The decline was attributed to broader screening efforts and improved treatment. The work that Susie's Cause is doing is effective and we need your help! The Holiday season is rapidly approaching and there are many wonderful causes seeking support. All of our supporters realize that there are no more important than ours. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your generous past donations to our Foundation. Your dollars have been used to fund our Save our Parents program that helps educate people of all ages throughout North America about the necessity of early screening for colon cancer. We have been tirelessly working in High Schools, College Campuses, Museums, Health Fairs, Hospitals, Community Events and many more settings to reach out to tens of thousands people. Our work has consistently been featured on Comcast/CNN reaching millions of viewers. We have continued our Sharing, Caring, and Surviving Colon Cancer series to provide a day of physical and emotional support for colon cancer patients, their families, and friends. We spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to create and implement the first live accredited education series for 5,000 Primary Care Physicians in 10 cities, to better educate them and attack colon cancer at a very important source. As many of you know, we receive millions of visitors on our website which is the leading colon cancer website in the world. We take great pride in responding to each and every person; personally doing everything in our power to provide information, guidance, second opinions from our brilliant medical advisory board, and often times just someone to talk to. We have been able to arrange life saving surgeries for people who simply could not afford their care. We are saving lives each and every day. However, this is just the beginning. Our most important work is still ahead of us. There are still over 50,000 men and women who often times die prematurely each and every year. Hundreds of thousands of family members and friends unnecessarily lose their loved ones. We are more motivated then ever to turn the tide of the tragedy of colon cancer. We have created a series of programs for 2008 that we believe will raise the bar in colon cancer and all cancers for decades to come. We will be able to provide education, support, and assistance for millions of people. This is the most aggressive campaign ever devised in the battle against colon cancer. We can only imagine the impact that this could have had on the loved ones lost. We cannot bring Susan back to her husband, children, and family. We cannot change the past, but we can work harder than ever to stop a disease that is 90% preventable and save countless families the pain that many of you have endured. With your help we can literally change the world. We are asking you, our most generous contributors, to reach into your hearts and help us fight the fight. Please hold onto your passion and your memories for loved ones lost and support the most aggressive campaign in history to help stop colon cancer and help those battling this disease. Please visit the donations section on our website www.coloncancerfoundation.org to make an online contribution or send your check to: Robert Smith Executive Vice President
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