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Wednesday March 10, 2010

Release Date: 03.10.10 | Location: Nashville | Organization: AmSurg

Stop Colon Cancer Now Awareness Workshop Comes to Nashville on March 13

Campaign to Stop Colon Cancer Now Educates that Colonoscopy Screenings Prevent Colon Cancer

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WHEN: Saturday, March 13, 2010, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central Time

WHERE: St. Vincent De Paul Church, 1700 Heiman Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37208

VISUALS: Colon cancer presentation by Dr. Granda, Awareness mini-sessions, including survivor testimonial

WHAT: With March being National Colorectal Cancer Month, the Campaign to Stop Colon Cancer Now, a campaign to increase screenings and prevent the nation's second-leading cancer killer, is hosting a free education session about colon cancer prevention on March 13. At the session, you will learn more about the disease and steps you can take to protect yourself and your family.

In order to promote awareness of colorectal cancer and to increase prevention and detection efforts, Stop Colon Cancer Now (StopColonCancerNow.com) aims to educate the public about early detection and prevention of the disease, to eliminate the stigma associated with colonoscopies, and to increase regular screenings for people over 50 and for people who are at added risk for the disease, including those with a family history of polyps or colon or rectal cancer, African Americans and other minority groups within which the disease is more prevalent or screenings are underperformed. The campaign will include outreach via local events, media and Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages.

WHY: Colon cancer is the second-deadliest form of cancer in the U.S., yet it doesn't have to be. It's preventable more than 90 percent of the time; however colon cancer continues to be a battle for Americans, with 49,920 reported deaths in the U.S. in 2009.