Vermont Busines Magazine Governor Phil Scott will proclaim March as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in Vermont at a proclamation signing ceremony on Tuesday. The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be 101,420 new cases of colon cancer and 44,180 cases of rectal cancer in the U.S. in 2019, and that 51,020 deaths from colorectal cancer will occur in 2019. In Vermont almost 300 people will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer this year and more than 100 will lose their lives this year because of this disease.
What: Declaring March Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in Vermont and discussing how to take lifesaving steps to help address colorectal cancer
Who: Governor Phil Scott accompanied by a colorectal cancer survivor
Where: Vermont State House, Governor’s Ceremonial Office, 115 State Street, Montpelier VT
When: Tuesday, March 12 at 11:00 a.m.
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Almost all colon cancer begins as a polyp that can be caught early and removed through screening colonoscopy and polypectomy. In May 2018, the American Cancer Society (ACS) released a new colorectal cancer screening guideline, recommending that adults at average risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) start regular screening at age 45 to save more lives. The previous recommendation was to start at age 50. The guideline was changed based, in part, on new data showing rates of colorectal cancer are increasing in younger populations. Those with a family history of colorectal cancer should talk to their doctors about starting screening even earlier.
About ACS CAN
ACS CAN, the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people extraordinary power to fight cancer with the training and tools they need to make their voices heard. For more information, visit www.fighcancer.org.