Gunnison Tough In the News

According to the American Association for Cancer Research... Esophageal Cancer forms in the lining of the esophagus. The esophagus is a long, muscular tube connecting the throat to the stomach.The two most common forms of esophageal cancer are: squamous cell carcinoma...

According to the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR), the federal government estimates that 2 million Americans were diagnosed with cancer (other than non-melanoma skin cancer) during 2024, and that more than 600,000 died from their disease. There is no...

The Gunnison Tough Pink in the Rink women’s hockey tournament filled the Jorgensen Ice Rink Feb. 28 – March 2. The winning team, called “10 and 1,” secured the championship after a nailbiting finale on Sunday.

Gunnison Tough, Living Journeys and the Gunnison Valley Health Foundation Launch $75,000 Cancer Screening Access Fund to Save Lives Gunnison Tough, Living Journeys and the Gunnison Valley Health (GVH) Foundation are proud to announce the Cancer Screening Access Fund,...

Did you know that Cervical Cancer... - rates in the United States have dropped over the past few decades according to the National Cancer Institute. - is a preventable disease. Nearly all cases of cervical cancer are caused by infections with high-risk strains of...

Gunnison Tough presented the 2024 Survivor Buckles to Jim Swain and Missy Kizer.  Thank you for all you have done to make our community stronger.  "First of all, what a wonderful surprise!! We sure wish we were with you! Missy and I truly thank you, and send a huge...

Congratulations to our Volunteers of the Year, Doug Dixon and Noah Mensing! The most dependable, kind hearted, and helpful folks around, Gunnison Tough is so grateful for both of your years of hard work supporting our needs. Doug has been helping with the set up and...

Gunnison Cattlemen's Days Rodeo Receives Prestigious Sowing Good Deeds PRCA Award [Gunnison, Colo. Dec 7, 2024] — Gunnison Cattlemen's Days, a cornerstone event in the Gunnison Valley for the last 123 years, is thrilled to announce that it has been honored with the...

The Mt. Crested Butte Town Council awarded TETWP $134,750 for their Songwriter Shuffle Winter Concert Series throughout the winter season to bring in well-known award-winning Nashville singer-songwriters.

Women in the Gunnison Valley will soon have access to another piece of cutting-edge equipment to aid in the early detection of breast cancer. Nationally, 40% of women have dense breasts, putting them 4-6 times higher at risk of getting breast cancer. Gunnison Valley...

Oncology Staff Helps Ease an Uncomfortable Situation. In April of 2022, Elaine Clark went in for a routine mammogram at Gunnison Valley Health that ended up saving her life. The mammogram found evidence of cancer necessitating Elaine to undergo lumpectomy surgery, and to remove three lymph nodes.