Welcome to the Lynne Smith Fund Blog

Many new visitors are joining us daily from within the USA and all over the world. This could be attributed to our coverage on reknowned organization's websites such as The Cancer Blog.

http://www.thecancerblog.com/category/colon-and-rectal-cancer/

If you are new to the site we would like you to spend a little while getting to know Lynne Marie Smith, a wonderful, 37 year old mother of 3 who passed away after a 2 month battle with colon cancer. We have no doubt you will be touched by her spirit.

Originally, this site was set up as a forum to update family and friends on a private fundraising drive to help her family. We were hugely sucessful in that goal, raising over $20,000 for her children's college fund.

As she began to realize the seriousness of her condition, Lynne appealed to friends to get tested.

And so as time and circumstance evolves, we are all committed to raising people's awareness of colon cancer, armed with the knowledge that with early screening this is the one cancer for which there is already a cure. We have already heard of people being spared from colon cancer because they took action as a direct result of Lynne's story.

If you have a story to share pertaining to colon cancer and/or early screening please leave a comment.

Here is some shocking news as you read this..

If you are female YOU, are more likely to die of colon cancer than breast cancer - yet you will be routinely checked for breast cancer 10 years before colon cancer.

If you are male YOU, are more likely to die of colon cancer than prostrate cancer - yet you are checked at every annual physical for prostrate cancer - many years before your 50th birthday (when you will be expected to get your first colonoscopy).

There does not need to be any family history. Lynne was the first known member in her extended family to have colon cancer.

This is the ONE cancer that the test (colonoscopy) could be the cure. The procedure could remove any suspicious polyps in your colon (bumps that can develop into cancer).

Please read other posts on this site. If you think you have symptoms don't waste time . Please talk to your doctor. Get screened as soon as you can.

Please share this site with your loved ones. Start a dialogue.

Thank you so much for your visit.