Frontiers 2013

Research is teaching us that we cannot characterize cancer solely by its location in the body; we must also consider its biology.

About 3 percent of CRC cases stem from Lynch syndrome (LS), which is characterized by inherited mutations in one of four genes for DNA-repair proteins. Each CRC patient with LS has, on average, three relatives with LS, heightening their risk for cancer.

Pelotonia 12 drew 6,212 riders from 43 states and three countries, as well as 3,141 virtual riders. Collectively, these individuals, along with more than 80,000 donors, raised nearly $16.9 million to bring our four-year fundraising total to more than $42 million for cancer research.