Speaking About the Unspeakable
The Barriers Nobody Talks About
When most people think of colorectal cancer advocacy, they might picture statistics, awareness campaigns, or calls to get screened. But for Marielle McLeod, the work goes much deeper.
Nine years out from her colorectal cancer diagnosis, Marielle has become a fierce advocate for the Latino community. Not just talking about screening, but confronting the cultural stigmas that keep people silent, suffering, and diagnosed at advanced stages.
“We don’t talk about things like these,” she explains simply. “Oftentimes as Latino patients were diagnosed automatically at…
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