Colon cancer kills more Americans every year than AIDS or breast cancer, even though it's one of the most preventable forms of cancer. Part of the problem has been that many people are squeamish about ...

The University of Michigan Health-West and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services teamed up to educate the community on screening and prevention by using a giant inflatable colon After ...

ST. LOUIS – It’s an oversized inflatable way of encouraging others to get screened for cancer told by a survivor. “With these diseases there are no symptoms,” says Patricia Bagi, a cancer Survivor and ...

BUTTE, Mont. — March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and Butte healthcare workers are honoring the occasion with an eye-popping display. Intermountain Health St. James Hospital brought their giant 20 ...

MURRAY, Utah (ABC4 Utah) – Intermountain Health doubled its efforts this month in a unique community colorectal cancer public awareness campaign called, “Let’s Get to the Bottom of Colon Cancer,” ...

An inflatable colon – 10 feet high, 20 feet long and 12 feet wide – is on display at an area hospital this month in an effort to draw awareness to the need for early screenings for colorectal cancer.

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March is National Colon Cancer Awareness Month. Boone Health doctors brought awareness to the disease with an unusual display in the main lobby of Boone Hospital Center. Dozens of people experienced ...

March is colorectal cancer awareness month, and one in three Americans eligible for screening go unscreened. But people under 45 aren't eligible for colonoscopies -- yet more in this age group are ...

An inflatable colon stands in the hallway of the Orem Valley Hospital. The inflatable is part of a tour throughout state hospitals for Colon Cancer Awareness Month. (Robyn Christensen) Utah Valley ...

Rochester, N.Y. — If the words "giant inflatable colon" caught your attention, good. The Wilmot Cancer Institute used exactly that Thursday to bring attention to colorectal cancer screening and ...