Posted: Today at 7:08 a.m. RALEIGH, N.C. – Salix Pharmaceuticals will work with Walgreens and the Colon Cancer Alliance to launch an awareness campaign about colorectal cancer and the need for more screenings.
The American Cancer Society, in partnership with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, will offer free colon cancer risk assessment and screenings for residents of central Indiana during March as part of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
Colon cancer kills about 52,000 Americans each year, but relatively few people are screened for it.That's because the standard screening, the colonoscopy, is not only expensive, it's also invasive and inconvenient.
There is a need for greater awareness about colon cancer, say University of Michigan experts. Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the USA. But screening for colon cancer is said to prevent more deaths than does screening for breast and prostate cancer.
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