Rush Against Time

We are finally finished with a documentary we can all be proud of! IN Jacqueline Rush Foundation's WORDS

In Your Words, Jacqueline Rush Foundation, over the last 2 years, we have created a very impactful full length documentary. Thank you and I can't wait to see where it ends up.

The Importance of MSI Testing for Lynch Syndrome Lynch syndrome is an inherited, genetic mutation that is associated with an increased risk of endometrial, gastric, and ovarian cancers. It is also the numbe...

My Adobe Premiere timeline as we make final touches on our 2 year project! Rush Against Time, a 80 minute feature length documentary. PHEW!!

We need to film a few more interviews but are waiting for the reopening of California State from the COVID-19 pandemic. In the meantime, we would like to share a story from Tammy Dale, who is featured in

"I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer at the age of 42, before I was tested for Lynch Syndrome. I was lucky to survive a fast growing, stage 3 cancer for which I wasn’t a “normal candidate”. I was “too young and too healthy” to be at risk, which is exactly why Lynch syndrome is so dangerous. Lynch cancers develop earlier and faster than most.

Now that I know my cancer risks, I have the appropriate screenings that have and will continue to find pre and early stage cancers. My recent ANNUAL colonoscopy found two polyps, the type most likely to turn into cancer. Now they are gone and can NOT become cancer. I will go back next year like clockwork. Knowledge is power and being proactive can save your life, not to mention the suffering associated with cancer that isn’t caught early!" by Tammy Dale.

Photo (L to R) Greg Annable (Art Director), May Yam (Director, May Yam Studios), Tammy Dale (Cast), Joan Rush (Exec Producer, Jacqueline Rush Foundation President)

DID YOU KNOW?

1 in 279 people in the US have Lynch Syndrome. Another shocking fact: 95% of those who have Lynch Syndrome do not know they have it! When you know you have Lynch Syndrome, you can adopt life saving strategies for cancer prevention, early detection and treatment, and risk reducing surgeries.

We have great resources and information about Lynch Syndrome on our website, including information on what Lynch Syndrome is and genetic testing for Lynch Syndrome. Check it out to learn more and PLEASE SHARE! https://www.jrushfoundation.org/ The more people know the more lives we can save!

Jacqueline Rush Foundation Approximately 1 in 280 people in the US have Lynch Syndrome. Only 5% of those have been diagnosed.

Lynch Syndrome Awareness Day is March 22nd. We are spreading awareness leading up to it! Please share Jacqueline's story from her parents Joan and Allen Rush."

"When Jacqueline was 16, she went to her doctor for symptoms of abdominal cramping, constipation and intermittent re**al bleeding. Even though we told her doctor that her grandfather had died of colore**al cancer, her doctor said it couldn’t be cancer because you don’t get colore**al cancer at this age. We accepted this. That was a tragic mistake. In hindsight, we should have pressed her doctor to order a colonoscopy

Over time as her symptoms worsened, she continued to see her doctor and in college even went to the emergency room. It took 4 years and several doctors to finally get properly diagnosed with colore**al cancer caused by Lynch Syndrome. By that time, her cancer was advanced instead of prevented or caught early when it could’ve been cured.

Jacqueline lost her life because of the perfect storm: Her pediatrician had never heard of Lynch Syndrome, we were not aware that Lynch Syndrome was in our family’s genes, and the medical community’s belief that you can’t get CRC at a young age. If any 1 of those 3 things had been different, Jacqueline's story would’ve had a happy ending."

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Jacqueline Rush Foundation Approximately 1 in 280 people in the US have Lynch Syndrome. Only 5% of those have been diagnosed.

Finally in production with our first feature length Documentary! Interviewing Dr. Fisher at Stanford Cancer Center. More to come...