COLON CANCER COALITION FOUNDATION

Awareness saves lives. A recent report by the Centers for Disease Control found that only 36% of uninsured Americans are up to date with colorectal cancer screening, despite the fact that colon cancer is the number one cancer killer for non-smokers. Lack of awareness and education, as well as insufficient insurance coverage were cited as possible reasons for the lack of testing.

For this reason, Get Your Rear in Gear® has made the decision to focus our efforts and grants on the top two priorities for this disease - education and screening. We feel this is a unique decision that sets us apart among colon cancer organizations.

Your donation to Get Your Rear in Gear programs improves awareness in communities across the country and helps provide screening and treatment services to the under- and uninsured.

We are able to support the colon cancer community in each of our nearly 50 event cities by funding awareness, education, screening and prevention programs. To see a partial list of the programs we've funded in the past year or so, visit the Get Your Rear in Gear Grants page.

When colon cancer is caught in it's early stages through routine testing it is nearly 90% curable.

Save a life, donate today!