4th Annual Walk/Run to Benefit Colon Cancer Education, Research

UR Medicine’s Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology will sponsor the 4th annual Strollin’ for the Colon 5K Walk/Run beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 2, at the Village Park, Main St., Geneseo.

Colon cancer—the second most common cause of cancer deaths in the U.S.—is preventable with proper screening and treatable with early detection.

“Awareness of screening for this preventable disease is urgently needed in our region,” said 5K chair Tina Cottone, a gastroenterology nurse at UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital. “This event will help support colon cancer research at the UR Medicine's Wilmot Cancer Center, as well as cancer awareness programs through UR Medicine’s Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the Livingston County Cancer Services Program, and the Cancer Services Program of Monroe County.

Registration for the 5K is $25 per person in advance, $30 on race day. The first 250 to register will get a free t-shirt. Entrants may also collect and submit additional donations.

The event will also feature a kids’ run that will follow the main race, educational sessions by gastroenterology specialists, lunch by GioVanna’s Pizza and Pasta available for purchase, a silent auction and raffles from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and live music featuring the band Trilogy.

“Many of us have had family and friends who’ve had colon cancer,” said Cottone. “Working in the Gastroenterology Division, we appreciate the value and importance of education and screening and know first-hand that it can help save lives.”

For online registration, visit Strollin' for the Colon. Additional information is available by calling Tina Cottone at (585) 764-4739 or Dan Nowak at (585) 275-6220.