Colorectal cancer advocacy group sends representatives to Capitol Hill for 12th straight year

Fight Colorectal Cancer, a patient advocacy group first founded in 2005, is sending representatives to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., for the 12th straight year to ask lawmakers to support “the prevention, detection and treatment of colorectal cancer.” This year, the group is sending 150 advocates from the United States and Puerto Rico.

“We have a tenacious group, who come to D.C. to remind their members of Congress they need their support to remove barriers to screening and fund medical research and screening programs,” Anjee Davis, president of Fight Colorectal Cancer, said a prepared statement. “They come to D.C. to tell their stories. For many, this is a very important part of their healing process.”

Fight Colorectal Cancer is specifically asking lawmakers to support the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Screening Act, additional funding for the National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute, and additional funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Colorectal Cancer Control Program.

Forty-four states have issued proclamations recognizing March 2018 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, according to Fight Colorectal Cancer’s statement. More information on that campaign can be found on the group’s website.