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	Dr. Laura Porter - The Drug Shortage Crisis There are currently 211 drugs on the national drug shortage list, 22 of which are for chemotherapy agents. Of these, five are used for the treatment of colorectal cancer. We sat down with CCA Patient Advocate and colon cancer survivor Dr. Laura Porter for a brief interview about the drug shortage. Watch now	4:09 minutes
	Dr. Durado Brooks - Colon Cancer Risk Factors: What You Need to Know Dr. Durado Brooks is Director of the American Cancer Society's Prostate and Colorectal Cancer division. His primary focus is to help people and doctors learn about preventing cancer or finding it early. Watch now	4:35 minutes
	Dr. Tim Byers - Tips for Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients Dr. Tim Byers is a professor of Preventive Medicine at the Colorado School of Public Health and is Associate Dean at the University of Colorado. His work is in cancer prevention and teaching about public health. He talks about tips for the newly diagnosed cancer patients. Watch now	2:48 minutes
	Dr. Tim Byers - Preventing Colon Cancer: What You Can Do Dr. Tim Byers explains what you can do to be proactive about your health and about preventing colon cancer. Watch now	2:20 minutes
	Dr. Jeffrey Meyerhardt - Advances in the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer Dr. Jeffrey Meyerhardt is a gastrointestinal oncologist at Dana Farber in Boston. He talks about advances in treatment for colorectal cancer, including multiple drugs and screening tumors to plan an individualized treatment. Watch now	1:56 minutes
	The CCA Featured on the Profiles Series The Colon Cancer Alliance (CCA) was featured on the March 28 episode of the Profiles Series, hosted by Lou Gossett, Jr. This program aired nationwide on the Discovery Channel. Watch now	5:56 minutes
	What is Laparoscopic Surgery and is it Right for You? Dr. James W. Fleshman of Washington University in St. Louis and Siteman Cancer Center explains what laparoscopic surgery is, who is a candidate and what to expect with this procedure. Watch now	6:34 minutes
	A Patient's Story: Laparoscopic Surgery Was Right for Me A cancer survivor shares her experience with rectal cancer and laparoscopic surgery Watch now	4:49 minutes

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Dr. Laura Porter - The Drug Shortage Crisis

There are currently 211 drugs on the national drug shortage list, 22 of which are for chemotherapy agents. Of these, five are used for the treatment of colorectal cancer. We sat down with CCA Patient Advocate and colon cancer survivor Dr. Laura Porter for a brief interview about the drug shortage.

Watch now

4:09 minutes

Dr. Durado Brooks - Colon Cancer Risk Factors: What You Need to Know

Dr. Durado Brooks is Director of the American Cancer Society's Prostate and Colorectal Cancer division. His primary focus is to help people and doctors learn about preventing cancer or finding it early.

Watch now

4:35 minutes

Dr. Tim Byers - Tips for Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients

Dr. Tim Byers is a professor of Preventive Medicine at the Colorado School of Public Health and is Associate Dean at the University of Colorado. His work is in cancer prevention and teaching about public health. He talks about tips for the newly diagnosed cancer patients.

Watch now

2:48 minutes

Dr. Tim Byers - Preventing Colon Cancer: What You Can Do

Dr. Tim Byers explains what you can do to be proactive about your health and about preventing colon cancer.

Watch now

2:20 minutes

Dr. Jeffrey Meyerhardt - Advances in the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer

Dr. Jeffrey Meyerhardt is a gastrointestinal oncologist at Dana Farber in Boston. He talks about advances in treatment for colorectal cancer, including multiple drugs and screening tumors to plan an individualized treatment.

Watch now

1:56 minutes

The CCA Featured on the Profiles Series

The Colon Cancer Alliance (CCA) was featured on the March 28 episode of the Profiles Series, hosted by Lou Gossett, Jr. This program aired nationwide on the Discovery Channel.

Watch now

5:56 minutes

What is Laparoscopic Surgery and is it Right for You?

Dr. James W. Fleshman of Washington University in St. Louis and Siteman Cancer Center explains what laparoscopic surgery is, who is a candidate and what to expect with this procedure.

Watch now

6:34 minutes

A Patient's Story: Laparoscopic Surgery Was Right for Me

A cancer survivor shares her experience with rectal cancer and laparoscopic surgery

Watch now

4:49 minutes