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Current Highlight On: Colon Screening Saves Lives
MARCH IS
NATIONAL COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENES MONTH

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60,000 Americans will die of colorectal cancer this year.
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Over 90% of these Americans are 50 or older.
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Experts predict that over 30,000 Americans a year would live if they were screened.
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Medicare will help pay for screenings.
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