Didn't notice til you pointed it out. It is a good thing people have found the forum and hopefully collecting info to be better prepared if they have CRC. Yes, and as you know, this is a good place to find people who have had experience with various non-standard therapies and integrative medicine. ...

For the past 10 years or so the "Most users ever online" did not change at all. But in December, all-of-a-sudden, we found that the "Most users ever online" had increased 10-fold to 7,043. And now the level has risen even higher to 9,529 in less than a month. What's going on? Doe...

. This is the first anniversary of the newly formed "FightCRC/ColonClub" merger -- the merger where The Colon Club is now "powered by FightCRC". However, in 2024 -- the first year of the merger's existence -- only one of the Four Pillars of Colon Club was linked with any event on...

BUMP It looks like 2024 might turn out to be another quiet holiday season like 2023. Not many people posting messages these days. And sadly we have lost some of our most valued frequent posters during the past year. I hope everyone will be enjoying the holiday season and looking forward to a healthy...

5 Organizations That Can Educate and Empower You on Your Journey With Colon Cancer (November 2024)

https://www.everydayhealth.com/cancer/colon-cancer-organizations-and-resources/

Any comments from veteran Colon Talk members?

UPDATE: Already more than 10 months have gone by in the first year of FightCRC's merged 'Colon Club' program existence, but still not much evidence of Colon Club-based activities or events: No Colon Club announcements on Colon Talk for March 2024 CRC Awareness Month. No Colon Camp scheduled for the ...

Just checking in again. It has now been 12 years since DX. Not much change here from last year, but I noticed a lot of change on the ColonClub website. It's not the same there now as it was 12 years ago. That's all for now. See you next year, same time, same station. Take care, OSM BUMP Just checkin...

It is already September of the first year of the FightCRC/ColonClub merger , and there are still a number of "loose ends" that, in my opinion, need to be taken care of by the two merging organizations. Some of these issues pertain to Colon Club digital and material assets that existed befo...

Welcome to the forum. Here is some information on CEA. A 2019 overview of CEA (Carcinoembryonic Antigen) https://www.verywellhealth.com/carcinoembryonic-antigen-cea-797561 "In addition, CEA levels may not reflect what is happening with a tumor at the current time. As cancer cells die, CEA is r...

I took a Cologuard® test and it came back positive. I believe this test saved my life for now. I had the colonoscopy done and they found (2) 7 mm pre-cancerous one tubular the other sessile serrated adenoma. My understanding there are two major concerns with this polyp (1) location-ascending colon,...

... Of course, I know a ton about this now, so I can say the following: in general ileostomies are regarded as more challenging than colostomies. This is true in part because you have to empty them more often (output is more liquid-y because earlier in digestion and more frequent), dehydration is m...

Last chance !! August 31st is the deadline for this round of Kimberly Fund grants. According to the 2024 Colon Club website, applications for the Kimberly Fund were suspended last year but were due to resume as of July 2024 How to Apply: Children, with the help of a parent or guardian, whose parent(...

Last chance !! August 31st is the deadline for this round of Kimberly Fund grants. According to the 2024 Colon Club website, applications for the Kimberly Fund were suspended last year but were due to resume as of July 2024 How to Apply: Children, with the help of a parent or guardian, whose parent(...

How many different kinds of diarrhea? https://coloncancersupport.colonclub.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=60828&p=481822#p481822 . Do you know what kind of diarrhea you have? Could it possibly be due to a viral infection or to a bacterial infection, or to food poisoning? Do you have a high tempera...