Butt-themed clothing brand helps pay for people’s colonoscopies
Sandy Verma March 11, 2025 04:24 AM

Colon health is so chic right now.

Rates of early-onset colorectal cancer are on the rise, with diagnoses before age 50 expected to double by 2030. Doctors have urged people to stay vigilant of symptoms and to undergo colonoscopies should they arise — and young people who’ve gotten their own colorectal cancer diagnoses are speaking up.

That includes Brooks Bell and Sarah Beran, two women who were in their 30s when they found out they had colorectal cancer.

Now the pair have launched a clothing line to raise awareness and are donating proceeds to fund colonoscopies for people who can’t afford them.

Sarah Beran and Brooks Bell launched Worldclass following their colorectal cancer diagnoses in their 30s. WORDCLASS
The line features the brand’s name, a play on “world-class ass,” and profits fund screenings for underserved communities. WORDCLASS

Now in their 40s, Beran — who was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer — and Bell — who had Stage 3 — have made in their mission to be of service.

“As cancer survivors, we were both looking for a way to help others avoid going through the same scary and, honestly, traumatic experience we did,” Beran told the Post.

“When you are diagnosed with and then treated for advanced cancer, it changes you forever. When you survive it, you feel like you’ve been given a second chance to do something powerful with your life.

“And with colon cancer in particular, most people know so little about it and don’t understand either how prevalent it is or how avoidable,” Beran said.

Doctors recommend people start getting routine colonoscopies at age 45, unless you are at increased risk due to family history or other medical conditions.

Several of the items simply feature the word “Ass,” which the founders hope will be conversation starters and make people think more about their colorectal health. Worldclass
“Ass is our brand and our passion,” Bell said. “Asses are inherently amazing things, and they are also the gateways to the colon, or large intestine, which is where colon cancer occurs.” Worldclass

Yet so many people avoid the screenings due to discomfort, embarrassment, or even cost, with out-of-pocket prices sometimes totaling thousands of dollars.

Enter WorldclassBeran and Bell’s clothing and accessories brand. Items include sweatshirts and sweatpants featuring the brand’s name, plus T-shirts, hoodies and baseball caps with the word “Ass.”

For the truly daring, there’s merch emblazoned with “Colonoscopy enthusiast.”

“Fashion is so fun and approachable and expressive,” Beran said. “We knew it would be a unique way to educate and advocate and to get people excited about preventing cancer.”

“We’ve all got to be much more comfortable talking about a– if we want to get serious about actively preventing colon cancer,” said Bell. Worldclass

One hundred percent of net profits are being donated toward increasing access to colonoscopies for underserved communities. The Worldclass Foundation also accepts donations toward a colonoscopy fund, which helps underinsured patients get the screening and covers costs that might stop someone from getting one, like transportation or translation services.

While fund-raising is one goal, they hope the eye-catching items will be conversation starters.

“Ass is our brand and our passion,” Bell said. “Asses are inherently amazing things, and they are also the gateways to the colon, or large intestine, which is where colon cancer occurs.”

“If you want to talk about colons, you’ve got to talk about ass, and if you want to talk about colon cancer prevention, you’ve got to talk about colonoscopies,” she continued. “We’ve all got to be much more comfortable talking about ass if we want to get serious about actively preventing colon cancer, which is predicted to be the top cancer killer of both men and women under 50 by the year 2030 — five years from now!”

For the truly daring, there’s merch emblazoned with the words “Colonoscopy enthusiast.” Worldclass
“Showing your ass some love and getting it checked out with a colonoscopy before you have any symptoms is going to become a vital part of everyone’s health routine,” Bell said. Worldclass

Bell stressed that colonoscopies are the only proven prevention technique because they can detect polyps that grow into cancer.

“Showing your ass some love and getting it checked out with a colonoscopy before you have any symptoms is going to become a vital part of everyone’s health routine,” she added.

Even the name, Worldclass, is a nod to their favorite body part.

“Your ass deserves care,” Beran said. “We want you thinking about it and appreciating it and being proud of it.” Worldclass

“Worldclass is short for ‘world-class ass,’ which applies to all of us, because bums are amazing in so many ways,” Beran said. “They’re functional, they’re fun, they’re sexy. They’re also so important to our health, specifically gut and digestive health.”

“So when we say ‘Worldclass,’ we conjure not just something that is exceptional, but something that demands attention,” she continued. “Your ass deserves care. We want you thinking about it and appreciating it and being proud of it.”

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