September 2006 Newsletter

 

Hello Everyone & Welcome to our September 2006 Newsletter

 

The Susan Cohan Colon Cancer Launches the Primary Care Physician Education Series:

    This weekend the Susan Cohan Colon Cancer Primary Care Physician (PCP)
Education Series began in Ohio, Colorado, and New York with an
extraordinary response.  Throughout the remainder of 2006 and into 2007
over five thousand Primary Care Practitioners will receive education on
Colon Cancer including the latest standards in prevention, surgical
options, oncology, and the importance of the PCP's role as the patient's
advocate even when a patient moves onto a specialist.

    This program represents some of the most aggressive efforts in the fight
against Colorectal Cancer to date. By reaching out to the Primary Care
Physician we are educating and re-educating the first point of contact a
patient will likely have. That contact not only provides the best
opportunity to catch the disease early on, but also has the greatest
impact in helping all of us eradicate this disease. Remember early
detection is the key to prevention & survival from Colon Cancer.

    The Series is so very close to our hearts. As I sit here just weeks shy
of Susan's two year memoriam, the importance and meaning of this program
is so clear. No family should have to experience the ramifications of
late detection or mis-diagnosis, as we endured with Susan. We have also
gained much of our knowledge, inspiration and impetuous from all of you;
your heartfelt calls, letters, and E-mails. There has been a need and we
are listening.

    There is no reason that anyone should leave a Primary Care Doctor, an
Internist, a Geriatric Physician, a Nurse Practitioner, or an OBGYN
office without recommended screening. We also understand that many
patients aren't of typical age, but they know their bodies and need to
be heard, especially when dealing with difficult or out of the ordinary
symptoms. We are saddened and angered each time we share the story with
someone that lost a loved one because the symptoms were missed by the
medical professional that they trust the most.

    We are convinced that this will change the entire scope of how the
medical community views testing. The technology is available; we strive
to communicate the benefits of using it; early-on. Together we will
fight for the medical companies to support this initiative to reach tens
of thousands of doctors in 2007.  Special thanks to our initial
partners: Pri-Med (a leader in providing Medical Conferences and
Continuing Medical Education to Medical Professionals and Ethicon
Endo-Surgery, and Johnson & Johnson for their support.

Susie's Cause 5 K Run & Family Walk:
    The Susie's Cause 2nd Annual 5K Run & Family Walk in our home city of
Baltimore was a great success. Literally hundreds of participants,
coming from as far away as New York City, came together to celebrate
Susan's life and the Foundation's mission.

Save Our Parents Continues Its Travels with…

Body Worlds Display:
    The Save Our Parents Tour continues with Body Worlds rounding out 2006
into 2007 with events in Minneapolis, Boston, and Vancouver we will keep
you abreast of the dates on the site under Events.

Continued Media Support Delivers Our Message...

    Our continued relationship with Comcast/CNN, local media, and others has
helped to reach millions of participants and viewers. Stay tuned for
dates, education, and venues.

Susie's Cause Is Being Heard & Is Touching Many Lives:

    As we have expressed throughout, our quest is to provide education to
the people most affected by Colon Cancer.  Currently, we are affiliated
with the following:

Susie's Cause Has Resources:

    Lastly, in response to so many of you that reach out to us for help, we
will be updating our site to provide more and more resources for
patients and their families experiencing the economic challenges of
Colon Cancer.

For those that do not have or can not afford travel to and from doctors'
visits and chemotherapy:

1.)  Cancer Care is an excellent resource available at: 1- 800- 813-
4673 or 212 -712- 8400.

 2.)  The Patient Access Network: www.patientaccessnetwork.org is an
awesome assistance program for a host of medications.

 3.)  ProcritLine.com and DoxilLine.com offer specific assistance from
Ortho-Biotech.

 4.)  Visit http://www.amgen.com/patientsassistance.html or call:
1-800-272-9376 for assistance from Amgen.

 5.)  Also visit CureXtra for information on many topics.

    There is so much more to discuss. We are producing so many events,
reaching millions of people throughout North America, and are gaining
incredible recognition and support. So much of this has come from you my
friends, your hopes, prayers, inspiration, and vision. We are so
thankful that we are able to provide the resources and guidance to all
the millions of visitors to our site. Keep us informed and keep making
suggestions.

    We are inspired and promise to continue this fight. Your generosity will
continue to enable our Foundation to continue to create, develop, and
implement the most unique and effective programs in history to rid our
society of this dreaded disease. We are coming into the season of
giving, think of us... Visit the Donations Section of our website to help
us reach our goals for 2006/2007, write to us:
    Susie’s Cause
    201 North Charles Street South
    Suite 2404,
    Baltimore, MD 21201

or call (410) 244-1778.  As always, you can reach me at jody@coloncancerfoundation.org

All My Best Regards,

Jody