Fw: ProjectMARCH - The End of Colon Cancer is in Sight

[Guest guest]

Below is a letter I just sent to the Community Director at one of NBC's offices.

If you want this to happen....if you want colon cancer to be made a line in a

history book....you must take action. Call write or email every media person

you can. Make sure all local papers, tv anchors and reporters, local magazines,

and radio stations have this letter or rather one in your words from you. There

is an easy email option on the Association of Community Cancer Centers website.

Will you do this? Choose your town, your county, or your state. Just don't sit

by. We all are suffering enough. It is time that we used the hard won right of

demanding action to end this cancer. Those of us who are Americans know that

we have a long history of standing up and demanding what we want. What we know

is right.

Those here who are not in the United States - shouldn't you be demanding the

same in your own country. It isn't enough to end this here in the States. Any

disease that can be eradicated, must be eradicated for all. On March 6 - stand

in solidarity with us. And while you are at it, send a letter to our President.

It might wake him up to hear that people around the world are expecting him to

do the right thing.

I am pushing. I am demanding. I can't stand to see another Joe lost to a

cancer that should never have been.

If not now, when? If not you, then who?

Priscilla A. Savary

Executive Director

Colorectal Cancer Network

PO Box 182, Kensington MD 20895

psavary@...

www.colorectal-cancer.net

_________

Screening for All. Colon Cancer for None.

ProjectMARCH -- rarely in life do you get a chance to make major change or save

thousands of lives. March 6, 2006 you can.

http://www.colorectal-cancer.net/projectmarch.htm

ProjectMARCH - The End of Colon Cancer is in Sight

Once in a lifetime you might get an opportunity to save a live. Few of us do.

Once in a century there might be an opportunity to save thousands of lives.

NOT try. NOT help in raising funds to fight diseases we don't know how to stop.

An TRUE opportunity to save a life...or rather, 56,000 lives. The building is

burning - will you help free the victims from the fire?

Colon cancer is the fire. 56,000 deaths annually for as long as its been

measured is the cost. And you have the power to help force this cancer into

oblivion.

Reporting on the press releases from the pharmaceuticals when a new drug is

marketed that will only prolong life for a little while - that isn't the path.

As a journalist, you either love writing, love knowing the inside story, or

maybe, just maybe, you got into this career because you wanted to uncover the

scandels; ensure freedom of speech; protect the People's right to know; and to

make sure that we all know what we need to know about our country and our lives.

Colon cancer can be stopped. Today. Without another research dollar. Without

new tools or new drugs. And if you are not reporting that side of the story,

shouldn't you ask yourself why not.

Remember this date. Make sure your readers know that for the first time ever

action is being taken by the People of this country that can result in ending

the very first cancer to become eradicated.

March 6, 2006

Gathering in Washington DC will be survivors, caregivers and many others who are

coming to demand screening for all starting at age 18.

Since President Nixon the United States continues to state that it is at war

with cancer. Are we really? If we are doesn't that mean that when we can win

the battle against one of the cancers that we should and must take those actions

to do so? Of course it does. Yet we have ignored for more than a decade that

we can NOW end colon cancer before it starts. No magic pills. No high-tech

expensive equipment. Just a simple colonoscopy every 5 years starting at age 18

and colon cancer would quickly become a distant memory.

Yet we continue to ignore this. Only in recent years has there even been any

effort on the part of major health and cancer organizations to promote screening

for this cancer at all.

What has happened to us? We used to be a country of action. When we could do

something we did.

Polio is a perfect example. At its highest it did not kill nor maim as many

people as colon cancer continues to do annually. If eradicating polio was left

in the same hands (as those who are sort-of, kind-of getting serious about doing

well, at least some colon cancer screening...maybe) polio would still be

devastating the lives of so many of us. Instead, once a vaccine for polio was

developed we put it into use. Were mistakes made? Yes. But rapidly a safe

vaccine was developed and now nearly all children in the United States are given

this vaccine.

We have that " vaccine " for colon cancer. And have had it for decades. It

isn't a shot. (Yet, anyway.) It's a colonoscopy. Not a flexible

sigmoidoscopy which if used to its best ability can't catch any more than 40% of

colon cancers - and never comes close to that number in practice.

Research demonstrating the effectiveness of colonoscopies, however, has shown

that even at its worst showing we can expect 80+% pickup rates. And more often

it picks up well into the 90+$ of colon cancer cases.

So, we know that colon cancer CAN happen at any age. Even kids can get colon

cancer - but nearly all of them, if not all, fall into the hereditary cases and

there is a huge family history already so they are watched like a hawk. Still,

in the nine years that I have been doing this I have come across an 8 year old

and an 11 year old who both died of colon cancer.

We know that diabetes and obesity have some link to colon cancer risk. We know

that these both are on the rise in the under 50 population. We therefore are

fore-armed with the knowledge that if the link is real then the incidence level

in the under 50 population is going to start rising rapidly too. And maybe

already has.

We have the weapon (colonoscopies). We have the ability (screening starting at

age 18). We certainly have the reason (56,000 dead every year, 130,000 -

168,000 newly diagnosed every year).

Are we at war or not?

Are you going to do real journalism and ask these questions or not?

You will be touched by colon cancer. You have already even if that person isn't

telling anyone yet. I in 18 Americans get this.

Whether you report this side of the story because it is news, or whether you do

it because you have the power to help stop the first cancer ever - the reason

doesn't matter. But the result will matter to the 56,000 who are dying this

year. And those who will guaranteed, die next year, and all the years after

that.

Well?

Attached is our proprietary document that backsup what we are saying. Check it

out. You'll see that the best research minds in the world have done the

research that can end this cancer. Then call me. And report on this. Your

readers have a right to know that they are being kept from preventing this

disease. They have a right to know that they have an opportunity to rise up

and demand screening for all. Because here in America, though we rarely

exercise it, we have the right to demand the changes that we want. Don't you

have a responsibility to your readers and listeners to tell the other side of

the story.

And by the way, if you haven't been screened, go schedule a colonoscopy for

yourself. Regardless of your age. You deserve it. We all do.

Peace and good health,

Priscilla A. Savary

Executive Director

Colorectal Cancer Network

PO Box 182, Kensington MD 20895

psavary@...

www.colorectal-cancer.net

_________

Screening for All. Colon Cancer for None.

ProjectMARCH -- rarely in life do you get a chance to make major change or save

thousands of lives. March 6, 2006 you can.

http://www.colorectal-cancer.net/projectmarch.htm

[Guest guest]

Thanks! Yes please send the pages back as they are filled. If there is an

event happening in your area set up a card table at it to collect signatures.

That is a fairly quick way to obtain some. Thank you for doing this.

The great changes in the world didn't happen because money was thrown at it.

They didn't happen because the greatest minds got together and made the change.

They didn't happen because people with power decided to make it happen. They

happened because of " We the People " . Ghandi, Jesus, Luther King, Mother

and so many others like them stood up and demanded change. We all have

power. Some of us remember that. Some of us don't. As kids we all are born

knowing that we have power. Ever try to make a child eat something that they

have set their mind against. Some children give in but some choose to exercise

their power and take an unmoveable stance. If we are unmoveable then we will

succeed. If we demand, not ask, demand screening for all, we will get it. A

decision (screening at 50) cannot stand up to a demand (screening for all, colon

cancer for none).

Is this important enough to you to demand it?

Priscilla A. Savary

Executive Director

Colorectal Cancer Network

PO Box 182, Kensington MD 20895

psavary@...

www.colorectal-cancer.net

_________

Screening for All. Colon Cancer for None.

ProjectMARCH -- rarely in life do you get a chance to make major change or save

thousands of lives. March 6, 2006 you can.

http://www.colorectal-cancer.net/projectmarch.htm

ProjectMARCH - The End of Colon Cancer is in Sight

Once in a lifetime you might get an opportunity to save a live. Few of us do.

Once in a century there might be an opportunity to save thousands of lives.

NOT try. NOT help in raising funds to fight diseases we don't know how to

stop. An TRUE opportunity to save a life...or rather, 56,000 lives. The

building is burning - will you help free the victims from the fire?

Colon cancer is the fire. 56,000 deaths annually for as long as its been

measured is the cost. And you have the power to help force this cancer into

oblivion.

Reporting on the press releases from the pharmaceuticals when a new drug is

marketed that will only prolong life for a little while - that isn't the path.

As a journalist, you either love writing, love knowing the inside story, or

maybe, just maybe, you got into this career because you wanted to uncover the

scandels; ensure freedom of speech; protect the People's right to know; and to

make sure that we all know what we need to know about our country and our lives.

Colon cancer can be stopped. Today. Without another research dollar.

Without new tools or new drugs. And if you are not reporting that side of the

story, shouldn't you ask yourself why not.

Remember this date. Make sure your readers know that for the first time ever

action is being taken by the People of this country that can result in ending

the very first cancer to become eradicated.

March 6, 2006

Gathering in Washington DC will be survivors, caregivers and many others who

are coming to demand screening for all starting at age 18.

Since President Nixon the United States continues to state that it is at war

with cancer. Are we really? If we are doesn't that mean that when we can win

the battle against one of the cancers that we should and must take those actions

to do so? Of course it does. Yet we have ignored for more than a decade that

we can NOW end colon cancer before it starts. No magic pills. No high-tech

expensive equipment. Just a simple colonoscopy every 5 years starting at age 18

and colon cancer would quickly become a distant memory.

Yet we continue to ignore this. Only in recent years has there even been any

effort on the part of major health and cancer organizations to promote screening

for this cancer at all.

What has happened to us? We used to be a country of action. When we could do

something we did.

Polio is a perfect example. At its highest it did not kill nor maim as many

people as colon cancer continues to do annually. If eradicating polio was left

in the same hands (as those who are sort-of, kind-of getting serious about doing

well, at least some colon cancer screening...maybe) polio would still be

devastating the lives of so many of us. Instead, once a vaccine for polio was

developed we put it into use. Were mistakes made? Yes. But rapidly a safe

vaccine was developed and now nearly all children in the United States are given

this vaccine.

We have that " vaccine " for colon cancer. And have had it for decades. It

isn't a shot. (Yet, anyway.) It's a colonoscopy. Not a flexible

sigmoidoscopy which if used to its best ability can't catch any more than 40% of

colon cancers - and never comes close to that number in practice.

Research demonstrating the effectiveness of colonoscopies, however, has shown

that even at its worst showing we can expect 80+% pickup rates. And more often

it picks up well into the 90+$ of colon cancer cases.

So, we know that colon cancer CAN happen at any age. Even kids can get colon

cancer - but nearly all of them, if not all, fall into the hereditary cases and

there is a huge family history already so they are watched like a hawk. Still,

in the nine years that I have been doing this I have come across an 8 year old

and an 11 year old who both died of colon cancer.

We know that diabetes and obesity have some link to colon cancer risk. We

know that these both are on the rise in the under 50 population. We therefore

are fore-armed with the knowledge that if the link is real then the incidence

level in the under 50 population is going to start rising rapidly too. And

maybe already has.

We have the weapon (colonoscopies). We have the ability (screening starting

at age 18). We certainly have the reason (56,000 dead every year, 130,000 -

168,000 newly diagnosed every year).

Are we at war or not?

Are you going to do real journalism and ask these questions or not?

You will be touched by colon cancer. You have already even if that person

isn't telling anyone yet. I in 18 Americans get this.

Whether you report this side of the story because it is news, or whether you

do it because you have the power to help stop the first cancer ever - the reason

doesn't matter. But the result will matter to the 56,000 who are dying this

year. And those who will guaranteed, die next year, and all the years after

that.

Well?

Attached is our proprietary document that backsup what we are saying. Check

it out. You'll see that the best research minds in the world have done the

research that can end this cancer. Then call me. And report on this. Your

readers have a right to know that they are being kept from preventing this

disease. They have a right to know that they have an opportunity to rise up

and demand screening for all. Because here in America, though we rarely

exercise it, we have the right to demand the changes that we want. Don't you

have a responsibility to your readers and listeners to tell the other side of

the story.

And by the way, if you haven't been screened, go schedule a colonoscopy for

yourself. Regardless of your age. You deserve it. We all do.

Peace and good health,

Priscilla A. Savary

Executive Director

Colorectal Cancer Network

PO Box 182, Kensington MD 20895

psavary@...

www.colorectal-cancer.net

_________

Screening for All. Colon Cancer for None.

ProjectMARCH -- rarely in life do you get a chance to make major change or

save thousands of lives. March 6, 2006 you can.

http://www.colorectal-cancer.net/projectmarch.htm