March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month – Alina Comanescu Statement
This video features Alina Comanescu, CPE Board Member and colorectal cancer survivor, delivering a personal statement for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March. Speaking from lived experience, Alina discusses the importance of early detection, screening programs, recognizing warning signs and symptoms of colorectal cancer, and the impact of timely diagnosis on survival outcomes. The video emphasizes patient advocacy priorities including improved screening access across EU Member States, reducing age and geographic disparities in screening uptake, addressing stigma and awareness gaps around colorectal cancer, and ensuring equitable access to treatment and care. As part of CPE’s awareness campaign, the video aims to encourage individuals at risk to participate in screening programs, educate the public on colorectal cancer prevention, and mobilize policy action to reduce colorectal cancer incidence and mortality across Europe.