An extensive communication campaign launched by the Boston Public Health Commission and the Colon Cancer Coalition this week is aimed at increase awareness about the different types of colon cancer screening and the ways to combat one of the few known preventable cancers. The commission’s 2023 Health of Boston Cancer Report found that colorectal was the fourth-highest type of
The Boston Public Health Commission launched a campaign this week aimed at increasing awareness about colon cancer screening and the ways to combat one of the few known preventable cancers. The campaign will mainly focus on predominantly Black communities, as a 2023 report found Black Bostonians had the highest colorectal cancer mortality rate of any group in the city.