Last year a sister organization, Race For Hope (sponsors of Blue For The Night and the Derriere Dash 5K) that many members of our foundation supported, provided funds to the Columbus Free Clinic’s No-Cost Colonoscopy program. Of the 17 people seen at the June 2024 clinic, four people were screened because of funds from that donation. Overall, almost 40 polyps were removed and sadly, one case of colon cancer was confirmed.

With your generosity the Henry McCann Memorial Colorectal Cancer Foundation will be continuing to support the No-Cost Colonoscopy Program through the Beneficence Program!

Beneficence [ buh-nef-uh-suhns ]
noun

• the doing of good; active goodness or kindness; charity.
• a beneficent act or gift; benefaction.

The HMMCCF Beneficence Program will provide funds to the Columbus Free Clinic, in collaboration with The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, to provide no-cost colonoscopies to qualified individuals under the age of 45 without insurance or the ability to pay for the screening. Not only can a colonoscopy identify potentially precancerous polyps known as adenomas, but it also allows their removal.

An $8000 donation provides for 10 colonoscopies! Thank you!!

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force amended their colorectal cancer screening recommendation to include adults aged 45 - 75 years old.

“Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death for both men and women, with an estimated 52,980 persons in the US projected to die of colorectal cancer in 2021. Colorectal cancer is most frequently diagnosed among persons aged 65 to 74 years. It is estimated that 10.5% of new colorectal cancer cases occur in persons younger than 50 years. Incidence of colorectal cancer (specifically adenocarcinoma) in adults aged 40 to 49 years has increased by almost 15% from 2000-2002 to 2014-2016. In 2016, 25.6% of eligible adults in the US had never been screened for colorectal cancer and in 2018, 31.2% were not up to date with screening.”