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COLONTOWNies Making News

Check out articles and videos by COLONTOWN members on our parent site, PALTOWN.

May 29, 2020: COLONTOWN members created a protocol to help care teams understand how icing can improve quality of life for colorectal cancer patients receiving a common chemotherapy regimen. Check out our recent blog post for background on this innovative project.

Celebrating National Survivors Day

June 7, 2020: Meet some of COLONTOWN’s Stage IV survivors as they share their journeys to NED (No Evidence of Disease). Check out more videos from COLONTOWN on our Youtube channel.

Manju George Interview

COLONTOWN Deputy Mayor Interview

COLONTOWN's Deputy Mayor Manju George discusses early onset colorectal cancer in a recent interview on Stat's Podcast Readout LOUD.

Manju George Interview

COLONTOWN Founder Erika Brown on patient navigators for clinical trials

July 16, 2019: COLONTOWN founder Erika Brown has published a new editorial describing her vision for patient navigators to help increase participation in cancer clinical trials. In COLONTOWN, this vision is becoming a reality. COLONTOWN’s 140 “neighborhoods” include 9 focused on clinical trials, all led by patient volunteers who work to bring accurate information and education about trial options to the nearly 1500 members of these groups. The PALTOWN Development Foundation, which supports COLONTOWN, has launched a new initiative to train our clinical trials patient navigators, as part of our commitment to developing patient leaders and enabling patients and caregivers to become active participants in care decisions.

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NBC Nightly News story on new colorectal cancer screening recommendations

This story about the new American Cancer Society recommendation for colorectal cancer screening starting at age 45 features COLONTOWN member Lari Johnston talking about her experience.

NBC Nightly News story on COLONTOWN

The volunteer founder of COLONTOWN’s clinical trials neighborhoods, cancer researcher Tom Marsilje, explains how COLONTOWN members are finding clinical trial options through the community.

Charlie Rose: Cancer Breakthroughs

3/9/17: Guest host Katie Couric leads a discussion about new breakthroughs in cancer treatment, with experts including COLONTOWN’s own drug discovery researcher, Tom Marsilje.

GOODHealth: Welcome to COLONTOWN, USA

COLONTOWN and some of its young Clinic denizens were featured in an article published on Dec 10, 2016.

Fox News: Cancer researcher-turned-patient

April 11, 2017: another piece on our clinical trials community leader, Tom Marsilje, and how the COLONTOWN Clinic is saving lives.

Stat News: COLONTOWN gives cancer patients an edge in finding new treatments

Nov. 15, 2016 article focusing on patients who have found clinical trials through COLONTOWN’s clinical trials neighborhoods.

Bloomberg Radio: “Markets” Interview with Tom Marsilje

In this April 3, 2017 interview by Carol Massar, COLONTOWN’s Dr. Tom Marsilje explains how members of the Clinic neighborhood are interacting with researchers and learning both about the science behind new therapies and available trials currently recruiting.

Listen to the interview (begins at 3:20):