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Emanuel raises awareness of colorectal cancer March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month (Photo contributed).
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and Emanuel Cancer Center is raising awareness of this potentially life-threatening disease.
The American Cancer Society estimates the following statistics for colorectal cancer cases in the United States for 2021:
· 104,270 new cases of colon cancer
· 45,230 new cases of rectal cancer
“Colorectal cancer is not a common topic of conversation, but it’s important to talk about and it’s important to get screened,” said Sandra Zaky, MD, MS, DABR, Stanford Radiation Oncologist at the Stanford Emanuel Radiation Oncology Center at Emanuel Cancer Center. “Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States, which is why awareness and prevention are so important
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Barton County Commissioner Jennifer Schartz, who lost her son Dane to the colon cancer, and Sheriff Brian Bellendir, who recovered from the disease, offered their personal experiences as the commission Monday morning approved a proclamation marking March as Colon Cancer Awareness Month.
“I was fortunate, I survived,” Bellendir said. Although he underwent intensive treatment, his case was caught early enough to prevent it from being worse.
Submit Release March 02, 2021 (PRLEAP.COM) Health News March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and Gastroenterology Health Partners, the region s largest independent gastroenterology practice, is dedicated to bringing attention to colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer, sometimes referred to as colon cancer, is responsible for the loss of 50,000 lives in the United States every year. However, thanks to advances in colorectal cancer screenings as well as increased colon cancer awareness over the last 40 years, the number of lives lost each year is steadily decreasing.
National Colorectal Awareness Month is dedicated to encouraging patients and survivors of colorectal cancer, as well as the caregivers who help colorectal cancer victims, to share their stories and bring awareness through information about colorectal cancer prevention. As a leader in the field of colorectal cancer prevention, Gastroenterology Health Partners hopes to bring even more attention t
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