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“Colorectal cancer can be cured,” Mivule said.
About 75% of cases of young-onset colorectal cancer are diagnosed between the ages of 40-49. The federal health task force found that screening at 45 compared to 50 resulted in fewer cases and deaths.
The nonprofit Colorectal Cancer Alliance estimated that the new recommendation could save at least 210,000 lives.
“This is an additional 15 million Americans that will be eligible for screening at minimum,” CEO Michael Sapienza said. “This absolutely will save lives and I wish it would have been done sooner.”
Sapienza was emotional when he heard the announcement. He himself lost his mother to the disease.
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NEENAH, Wis., May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Earlier this year, Cottonelle® announced its partnership with the nonprofit organization, BLKHLTH
®, to help reach Black people with critical information about colorectal cancer, which impacts the Black community at greater rates, and yet has a 90 percent survival rate if caught and treated early
1. Since announcing the commitment and initial $750,000 donation in March, together Cottonelle and BLKHLTH have distributed nearly 3,000 free at-home colorectal cancer screening tests in less than 90 days, with plans to double that amount within the coming months.