IN THE NEWS
Reports about Man Up to Cancer and our people from media and web sources
citrus county chronicle
Man Up to Cancer members Tim McDonald and Caleb Kimball represented the organization at ColonFest '24, a public awareness event held on March 23 in Inverness, Florida. They spoke to people about the importance of cancer screenings, the rise in young onset colorectal cancer, among other topics. Their efforts were highlighted in an article published by the Citrus County Chronicle.
Here are some excerpts:
ColonFest ’24, the second consecutive event drawing attention and awareness to colorectal cancer for those attending the event held at The Depot in Inverness. Its theme this year was a tongue-in-cheek 'Paint the Town Brown,' and one of the highlights of this year’s festival was a large, inflatable colon that people could walk through and observe the spectrum of what a healthy one looks like to one in various stages of distress.
One of the organizations participating was 'Man Up to Cancer,' which was established in January 2020 by Trevor Maxwell, himself a colon cancer survivor. Dispensing information at that table were Tim McDonald, whose fingernails were painted blue, the color associated with colorectal cancer survival, and Caleb Kimball, 39, who has been diagnosed with Stage 4 colorectal cancer.
Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers
Brandon Martin, a stage IV colorectal cancer patient and Zoom coordinator for Man Up to Cancer, shared his story recently with Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers.
City of Hope - Patient Care Breakthroughs
Jason Randall, a stage IV rectal cancer survivor and member of the Man Up to Cancer Leadership team, speaks to reporter Abe Rosenberg about his journey.
Business Insider
Man Up to Cancer member J.J. Singleton shares his story with Business Insider. He talks about his surprise colon cancer diagnosis at age 27, and mentions Man Up to Cancer as a motivator in becoming an advocate.
WMTW ABC 8
To help spread awareness about colorectal cancer, and also about the Man Up to Cancer project, Trevor Maxwell sat down for an interview with Kathleen Jordan, a reporter at WMTW, the southern Maine affiliate of ABC.
Catching health with diane atwood
Veteran reporter and blogger Diane Atwood interviews Trevor Maxwell about his health journey and how it inspired the launch of Man Up to Cancer. Atwood’s “Catching Health” blog is a collaboration with the Bangor Daily News.
Forecaster/press Herald
Feature story about the launch of Man Up to Cancer, published in the Forecaster and the Portland Press Herald.
Sentry/ Press Herald
Journalist Catherine Bart from the Sentry interviews Trevor Maxwell about the launch of the Man Up to Cancer Podcast.
wMTW ABC 8
Community champion encourages men fighting cancer to Man Up.
Report by Steve Minich for WMTW ABC 8.
WGME CBS 13
CBS affiliate interviews Trevor Maxwell, founder of Man Up to Cancer, and Patti Sands, head of social work at The Dempsey Center, about the collaboration between the organizations.
Maine Biz
Baxter Brewing to team up with cancer survivor on ‘Passion Project’
WCSH NBC 6
Trevor Maxwell has been battling stage 4 colon cancer for more than two years, and is now bringing his 'Man Up to Cancer' platform to the Dempsey Center
Living life with lynda show - WLob
“On this episode, we talk about his journey with cancer and why he founded this very important company, Man Up to Cancer”
WCSH NBC 6
The online community "Man Up To Cancer" is seeing a spike in new members across the U.S. and other countries.