Personal Testimonials

In a personal quest to get and stay healthy, each of us draws hope and inspiration from different sources.

Personal stories, celebrity testimonials and support groups have long demonstrated their powerful effect on health choices made by individuals. The personal experience of others who have shared a similar health issue, diagnosis or injury may influence the choices as individual makes on:

• medical care, and options for treatment and therapies
• managing a health issue in their personal or family life
• personal commitment to wellness and fitness
• overall public awareness of a health issue, disease or threat of unintentional injury and injury prevention measures

Please note: Personal testimonials are provided for educational purposes. The information is not intended as a substitute for medical care for the advice of a physician. Please consult your doctor to determine how the information pertains to you.

The Colorectal Cancer Partnership is grateful to those individuals who have stepped forward to share their stories. Through their thoughtful sharing, they are powering informed choices and touching many lives.

Steve Hart
American Cancer Society Volunteer

Steve Hart "talks the talk and walks the walk" when it comes to screening for colorectal cancer. He wants you to pay attention to a life saving message from the cancer survivors he helps.

Darrell Green
Former Cornerback, Washington Redskins

Darrell Green was arguably the team's most respected leader both on and off the field. So although it's quite a departure from gridiron heroics, it's no surprise that Green is speaking up, urging people to get "screened" for colorectal cancer.

Elaine Moore
Colorectal Cancer Survivor

Elaine Moore has been instrumental in launching the community education efforts of the Colorectal Cancer Partnership. She's urging people to get over their "squeamishness" about colorectal cancer screening. Listen to Elaine - screening saved her life!

Katie Couric
An Interview by Michael Shaw, InteliHealth News Service

"What shocks me most is how common colon cancer is and how little the general public knows about it," she says. Colon cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths for both men and women, yet it is the least discussed of all of the major types of cancer."

Katie Couric, America's best-known advocate for colorectal cancer screening, has been talking up cancer prevention for more than two years. What has the experience taught her?

Heidi H. Dengrove
Colorectal Cancer Survivor
My Life, New and Improved After Ostomy Surgery

For the small percentage of people who must face having a colostomy after treatment for colon cancer, the perspective can be daunting. Here are words of encouragement from a cancer-free survivor who just happens to have an ostomy.

Maureen Mulvay
Colorectal Cancer Survivor

This colorectal cancer survivor knows that nobody is "too young or too healthy" to ignore the symptoms of colorectal cancer. Her message: get checked, get treated, and live to play another day!