COLONTOWN is an online community of more than 80 “secret” groups on Facebook for colorectal patients, survivors, and caregivers. There are separate neighborhoods focused on patients with different stages of disease, the differing types of treatment, and special interests – such as CRC clinical trials, young-onset CRC patients, and local support groups. Every neighborhood is nurtured by a deputy mayor (or several), themselves living the experience.

Check out our In the News section for media stories featuring some of our members.

Check out the advocacy, disease awareness efforts, education, and additional patient support resources offered by colorectal advocacy organizations, including The Colon Club, the Colon Cancer Coalition, Fight Colorectal Cancer, Michael’s Mission, the Wunderglo Foundation, the Colon Cancer Challenge, and the Colon Cancer Alliance.

To join COLONTOWN, fill out the registration form.

Brown, a Montana native, had a healthy career as a corporate executive search professional until – at age 58 – she was diagnosed with late-stage colorectal cancer.  Once her treatment completed, she refocused on the undeveloped niche of disease-specific patient empowerment, founding COLONTOWN on Facebook.

COLONTOWN features online, deeply engaged, experience-specific, secret support groups that are exclusively dedicated to CRC patients and family members. The tremendous engagement and energy of COLONTOWN participants have attracted the attention of the media, in particular for the clinical trials groups, which connect patients to the latest treatment options.

In 2016, Brown co-founded the PALTOWN Development Foundation to create additional disease-focused communities.  COLONTOWN is the model for patient community-building, providing the template for disease communities to follow.

Ms. Brown is grateful, empowered, and disease-free – 14 years later.

Contact Erika Brown.