Greater Nashua

MILFORD - Having beaten colorectal cancer last year, Andrew Ciardelli, co-owner of Ciardelli Fuel Company, is in the process of raising $20,000 for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. To accomplish this, five cents of every gallon of fuel that is sold will go to Dana-Farber. A blue truck has also been added to the business’ fleet of delivery vehicles representing the color of colorectal cancer. Ciardelli said his first symptoms arose about a year-and-a-half ago. Initially diagnosed with hemroids, his condition began to rapidly deteriorate during a hunting trip in October 2023. After returning home, he went to see a gastroenterologist who discovered an 11-centimeter tumor and diagnosed Ciardelli with Stage 3 colorectal cancer. “It was a very advanced stage,” said Ciardelli. However, he said there was no family history of colorectal cancer. “I didn’t know what ...