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- At this time‘s Craig Melvin launched a brand new shirt and socks for Nationwide Colorectal Most cancers Consciousness Month.
- Melvin has raised consciousness for testing and screening since dropping his brother Lawrence to colon most cancers in 2020.
- Melvin shared that NBCUniversal might be making a donation to the Colorectal Most cancers Alliance in honor of Nationwide Colorectal Most cancers Consciousness Month.
Craig Melvin is commemorating Nationwide Colorectal Most cancers Consciousness Month with a particular new challenge.
Colorectal surgeon Dr. Cedrek McFadden appeared on the third hour of At this time‘s Tuesday ( March 3) episode to speak in regards to the significance of colonoscopies, how the age for colorectal most cancers screening has dropped to 45, totally different sorts of therapies, and signs to maintain a watch out for.
“If there’s one factor that you just bear in mind from all of this, it’s that the very best time to seek out colon most cancers is earlier than you recognize you will have colon most cancers,” McFadden said.
Melvin adopted up the phase with a particular announcement. “So, you’ll have observed that I’m sporting this shirt, this new shirt,” he said. “I designed this shirt, together with a pair of socks, as effectively — I’m sporting some At this time present colon most cancers socks — in honor of my brother Lawrence, who, as lots of you recognize, I misplaced him to colorectal most cancers again in [2020].”
Melvin created the clothes objects to lift consciousness for the Colorectal Most cancers Alliance, for which he has served as a board member since 2021. “Not just for Lawrence, but in addition to spark a dialog inside households, as effectively,” he added. “James Van Der Beek spent a while speaking about that in our final dialog with him, as effectively, this concept that we have to unfold extra consciousness about screening.”
Van Der Beek was recognized with stage 3 colorectal most cancers in August 2023 and died on the age of 48 final month. Melvin interviewed the Dawson’s Creek actor about his well being journey for At this time in December 2025.
“So I’m grateful to say that in recognition of Nationwide Colorectal Most cancers Consciousness Month, NBCUniversal might be making a donation in help of the Colorectal Most cancers Alliance,” Melvin shared. “And an enormous shoutout to my buddy Elizabeth, who helped me design the shirt and socks.”
The shirt and socks can be found for buy on-line and in individual via the official NBCUniversal Store.
Along with sharing his new clothes objects on the present, Melvin highlighted the significance of colorectal most cancers consciousness in a observe on At this time.com. “When my brother, Lawrence, was recognized with colorectal most cancers, the Colorectal Most cancers Alliance was the primary place my household turned to for help, assets, and steering,” he wrote. “Colorectal most cancers is the third-most generally recognized most cancers and is now the main reason for most cancers dying in women and men below 50 years previous in the US. In its early levels, colorectal most cancers may be very treatable, with a five-year survival charge of 90%. It’s additionally extremely preventable with screening.”
Melvin stated it’s turn into his mission to “increase consciousness about young-onset colorectal most cancers, not solely in reminiscence of my resilient brother, but in addition with the hope that in sparking dialog inside households and the Black neighborhood, we’ll save lives.”
Having launched specialty sweatshirts and ties previously, Melvin stated he was impressed to take a “sportier method” to his Colorectal Most cancers Consciousness Month clothes objects this 12 months. “Along with your help, we will help increase consciousness in regards to the life-saving significance of preventive screening,” he concluded.
Melvin additionally raises consciousness for colorectal most cancers via his candle firm, Melvin Made. Launched in December 2025, the proceeds of candle gross sales are donated to a number of most cancers charities.
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