hannahw wrote:[In general, I don't see why ESPN couldn't do something like this (a lot of their viewers will be impacted by colon cancer at some point in their lives), but I don't think it should attempt to involve Stuart Scott. First, we don't know that he has CRC. Second, his privacy is his business. If he wanted to do a PSA, he would.if there would be any sort of platform at ESPN to perhaps do some sort of public service announcement about CRC---or to do something to raise awareness, anyway.
I don't know, Hannah, maybe he (Stuart Scott) doesn't know that there is an organized sort of community (ie Colon Club) who would be glad to support him, and also to use his position power to promote screening/awareness (assuming we would). I never suggested that his privacy wasn't his business, and I'm certainly not suggesting "outing" him! I know absolutely nothing about the guy or his cancer. I DO NOT think that everyone with CC knows about this board---over the past several years I've had the opportunity to tell probably 10 cc people about it--have no idea if any of them are now members, but I'd like to think some of them checked it out.
Katie Couric did a lot to enhance people's awareness about CC. I can't imagine (and don't know) how many people got colonoscopies because of her advocacy. I think she's done a lot to help. I really like the idea of other folks who get attention to exploit that attention for cc awareness (when they feel like it, that is)