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The "Symptoms" campaign includes TV, radio and print PSAs.

One radio spot, produced especially for rock music stations, features Pearl Jam's lead guitarist Mike McCready, who has Crohn's disease.

This is the third PSA campaign supported by a gift of $1 million from the Mankoff Family Foundation of Dallas.

Two national Omnibus studies, conducted by GfK NOP in 2003 and 2005, indicated that awareness of CCFA advertising had nearly doubled since the first campaign was released in 2003.

Moreover, according to Nielsen Media Research's 2005 year-end ranking report, CCFA's 2005 television PSA ranked in the top 10 percent of all PSAs tracked over the past year.

"All too often, people go undiagnosed for years, because they've never heard of Crohn's and colitis or because they're too embarrassed to talk about their symptoms," said Mark Goldman, Chair of the National Board of Trustees, CCFA.

"We don't yet have a cure, but more treatment options are available than ever before, and many new therapies are in the pipeline.

Early diagnosis and proper treatment can make a tremendous difference in people's lives." Crohn's disease and Read more...