That’s
why the Relay’s March 14 Team Captain meeting came with a reminder that March
is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a time to remember that
colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of the disease in males, and the
fourth leading cause in females.
Although
colorectal cancer can have no symptoms, the good news is that routine
screenings can lead to early diagnosis and treatment. That’s why anyone over
the age of 50 is encouraged to have regular screenings, such as a colonoscopy,
blood test, or CT scan. About 150,000
new cases are diagnosed in the United States every year.
Colonoscopies
are especially useful because during the procedure doctors can remove polyps
that could develop into cancer, in addition to finding the disease itself. For
the patient, the procedure is simple – and they sleep through it. The procedure
is recommended every 5-10 years for anyone over 50, or earlier if there’s a
family history.
More
information about colorectal cancer can be found here:
The
web page for the Noble County Relay for Life contains information about forming
teams, and assisting with the Relay:
For further information contact Noble
County Chairperson Carla Fiandt at Community State Bank in Albion, by e-mail at
carlaf@csbemail.com, or by phone at 260-636-3744; or e-mail Team Recruitment Chair
Stacey Lang at esclang@hotmail.com.
Certainly a worthy cause!
ReplyDeleteIt certainly is -- and a lot of worthy people working at it!
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