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Colorectal cancer is highly treatable if caught early. Yet, despite having screening options available, a staggering 50 million people – approximately one in three eligible Americans – are not up to date with recommended screening. Recently an FDA committee endorsed a new blood test as a primary non-invasive screening option. It has the potential to motivate more patients to be screened and ultimately save more lives. We, the undersigned, urge policymakers, health care professionals, and our fellow advocates to rally behind this groundbreaking technology and give patients more screening options. Signatories: Colorectal Cancer Alliance, Alliance for Women's Health & Prevention, Cancer Advocacy Group of Louisiana (CAGLA), Colon Cancer Stars, First Ladies Health Initative, Global Colon Cancer Association, GI Cancers Alliance, MAN UP TO CANCER, The Raymond Foundation, Inc., Colon Cancer Coalition, PALTOWN Development Foundation, The Blue Hat Foundation, One Cancer Place

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Approximately 1 person dies from blood cancer every 9 minutes. According to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, that's more than 6 people every hour, 157 people each day. September is Blood Cancer Awareness month. Do you know what blood cancer is? From the Blood Cancer UK site: "Blood cancer is what happens when something goes wrong with the DNA in your blood cells. These blood cells become abnormal, and multiply. These abnormal cells do not work properly, and so your blood is less able to carry out its role in keeping your body healthy, such as by fighting off infections or helping to repair your body." Some other facts about blood cancer you may not know: - It is the most common childhood cancer. -Incidence of blood cancer has increased by 47% in the past 10 years, According to The Leukemia Foundation. -Every three minutes, one person in the U.S. is diagnosed with a blood cancer, According to National Foundation for Cancer Research. -There are no effective screening tests for the early detection of blood cancers, According to National Foundation for Cancer Research. We hope this helps bring awareness to the realities of blood cancer, and encourages you to get involved in the fight to cure it and save lives. Visit https://lnkd.in/gHa4gVbX to learn more about what we do and how you can help.

Death is inevitable for all of us. We knew Guy had a shorter runway. And yet I'm still surprised. I guess humans are funny that way - we never outgrow the hope that we can outsmart, outrun, out-science death. I'm so grateful for the time I got to spend with Guy. We started Synchronous Health, Inc. together with Kati Lohr 8 years ago. Those first 6-ish years we worked side-by-side every day. I learned so much about so much, not least of all myself. Guy taught me to simultaneously be optimistic and skeptical, to hold ideals as guiding lights but balance them with savvy to navigate today's times, places, and conditions. He taught me that dreaming big is only topped by being able to achieve those big dreams. We practiced and lived our company values in our day-to-day work together. He took being data-driven to a whole new level; now I ask to see the data in just about every conversation - even ones in my volunteer work, casual conversations about current events; so far, I've mostly resisted bringing it into social interactions. He truly promoted being a self-starter. He celebrated everyone in the company finding solutions to problems they encountered. He knew that people genuinely wanted to find ways to improve their work - that was part of what he looked for in hiring people. Guy was never daunted by uncertainty or ambiguity. We knew as founders we were surrounded by it. He relished the complex problems we encountered as we tried to do what hadn't been done before. He loved the technical complexity and the human complexity - though I suspect he loved the technical part much more. I carry these lessons and countless others with me every day. As grateful as I am, I just wish I had more time with him. There is so much more to learn, so much more to do.

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We are on a mission to help solve some of society’s toughest challenges—from eradicating disease and improving education to addressing the needs of our local communities. This mission is a collective effort that takes scientists, educators, and community leaders. Meet some of the change-makers across our Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s work in science, education, and the Bay Area community as they reflect on their impact and what they’ve learned along the way: czi.co/VoicesOfChange

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