Get Your Rear in Gear Philadelphia Awards $25,000 to Fox Chase Cancer Center

PHILADELPHIA (July 16, 2015) — Get Your Rear in Gear Philadelphia awarded Fox Chase Cancer Center a grant for $25,000 for, “Understanding Quality of Life Issues Following Recovery from Colon Cancer Treatment.”  The money for this grant comes from funds that were raised during the 2015 Get Your Rear in Gear in Philadelphia.

“Fox Chase is extremely grateful to Get Your Rear in Gear Philadelphia for this generous donation, which will allow us to develop programs for colorectal cancer patients,” said Jeffrey M. Farma, MD, associate professor of surgical oncology, surgical oncology fellowship director, Fox Chase Cancer Center. “Funding from Get Your Rear in Gear Philadelphia will provide education on quality of life issues following a diagnosis and recovery from colorectal cancer, with the intention to improve quality of life after treatment.”

Maria Grasso, executive director of Get Your Rear in Gear Philadelphia, said, “We are pleased to support Dr. Farma’s research surrounding education of quality of life issues following colon cancer diagnosis, and applaud his intention to improve quality of life after treatment. We look forward to working again with Fox Chase Cancer Center for the Get Your Rear in Gear Philadelphia event on April 3, 2016.”

Maria Grasso, executive director of Get Your Rear in Gear Philadelphia, presented the check to Joshua Meyer, MD, attending physician of radiation oncology (left); Dr. Farma; and Crystal Denlinger, MD, assistant professor of medical oncology.
Maria Grasso, executive director of Get Your Rear in Gear Philadelphia, presented the check to Joshua Meyer, MD, attending physician of radiation oncology (left); Dr. Farma; and Crystal Denlinger, MD, assistant professor of medical oncology.

Grasso presented the check to the Fox Chase Cancer Center; Dr. Farma; Crystal Denlinger, MD, assistant professor of medical oncology; and Joshua Meyer, MD, attending physician of radiation oncology.

Get Your Rear in Gear Philadelphia is supported by the Colon Cancer Coalition, a national organization dedicated to furthering the advancement of colon cancer awareness and screening. By making the words colon, colorectal and colonoscopy a part of the everyday language, we believe we can overcome the fear and decrease deaths from this largely preventable cancer. A history of the organization, upcoming event dates and a list of programs receiving funding from Get Your Rear in Gear Philadelphia can be found at coloncancercoalition.org/philadelphia.

Fox Chase Cancer Center (Fox Chase), which includes the Institute for Cancer Research and the American Oncologic Hospital and is a part of Temple Health, is one of the leading comprehensive cancer centers in the United States. Founded in 1904 in Philadelphia as one of the nation’s first cancer hospitals, Fox Chase was also among the first institutions to be designated a National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center in 1974. Fox Chase is also one of just 10 members of the Alliance of Dedicated Cancer Centers. Fox Chase researchers have won the highest awards in their fields, including two Nobel Prizes. Fox Chase physicians are also routinely recognized in national rankings, and the Center’s nursing program has received the Magnet recognition for excellence six consecutive times. Today, Fox Chase conducts a broad array of nationally competitive basic, translational, and clinical research, with special programs in cancer prevention, detection, survivorship, and community outreach. It is the policy of Fox Chase Cancer Center that there shall be no exclusion from, or participation in, and no one denied the benefits of, the delivery of quality medical care on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, disability, age, ancestry, color, national origin, physical ability, level of education, or source of payment.

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