Campaign Encourages Screening During Colon Cancer Awareness Month
StopColonCancerNow.com leads charge in colon cancer screening and preventionNashville, Tenn. (March 1, 2011) – Almost 40 percent of Americans at risk for colon cancer are not getting screened. StopColonCancerNow.com, a national public awareness campaign for colon cancer prevention and screening, is working to improve that statistic by urging anyone 50 and older to get screened during National Colon Cancer Awareness Month in March. “Colon cancer is the second deadliest form of cancer in the United States, yet more than 80 percent of cases could be prevented with timely screenings,” said