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FULTON Beginning last March, 2020, there was a temporary shutdown of some health services to limit the spread of COVID-19.
According to an April 2020 report, this led to a 90% drop in colonoscopies in the U.S. During Colorectal Cancer Awareness month this March, the Cancer Services Program (CSP) of North Country wants to remind our community that screening can also be done safely at home using a stool-based test.
“The Cancer Services Program has always used stool-based tests to screen average risk people for colorectal cancer,” said Carolyn Handville. “Stool-based tests, such as the Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT), are safe and effective. The test is done once a year by sending a small amount of stool to a lab where it is checked for blood. If the test comes back abnormal, a colonoscopy is needed to find out if the blood is from cancer.”
Governorâs Mansion goes blue in honor of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month (Source: photocenter) By WIS News 10 Staff | March 3, 2021 at 9:43 PM EST - Updated March 4 at 8:11 AM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - South Carolina Governorâs Mansion will be lit blue starting March 3 through March 12 in honor of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
Gov. Henry McMaster partnered with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and the Colorectal Cancer Prevention Network at the University of South Carolina to create the special design.
South Carolina has raised funding for colorectal cancer prevention and education programs and is emphasizing the important role such services play in addressing the decrease in screenings due to the pandemic.
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Morning Checkup: Colon Cancer Awareness Month
Morning Check: Colon Cancer Awareness Month By 7 News Staff | March 3, 2021 at 7:52 AM EST - Updated March 3 at 7:52 AM
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) - March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month.
Dr. Florence Arnold is with Samaritan Medical Center’s Walker Center for Cancer Care. She says early detection is important.
Watch the video for her interview during Samaritan’s Morning Checkup segment on 7 News This Morning. In it, she outlines four ways to detect the cancer.
Colon cancer is the third most-commonly diagnosed cancer and the second-leading cause of cancer death in the United States.