John Andretti, a winner in IndyCar, IMSA and NASCAR, should have turned 59 this month, but since his death from colorectal cancer just over two years ago, his family has been honoring his legacy on and off the track.
As son Jarett Andretti prepares to compete in the Twelve Hours of Sebring this weekend, the CheckIt4Andretti Charitable Foundation is pushing its efforts to promote early detection of colorectal cancer, the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S.
The foundation has signed a new partnership with Northeast Digestive Health Center in Concord, NC, that will provide colonoscopies free of charge to select low-income patients from a local free and charitable clinic that serves people who have no health insurance and limited access to health care.
“The potential to save lives through early detection of colorectal cancer is enormous,” said Nancy Andretti, John’s wife of 32 years and founder and president of CheckIt4Andretti. “We are grateful…
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