Vermont Business Magazine Employees at Southwestern Vermont Health Care gathered on Friday, March 1, 2019 for a photo to celebrate Dress in Blue Day in honor of Colorectal Cancer Screening Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death among men and women in the United States. Americans of average risk and age 50 and older should be screened every 10 years. According to the American Cancer Society, if Americans followed screening recommendations, the colon cancer death rate could be cut in half.
There are many types of tests for colorectal cancer. Screening colonoscopies both detect and prevent cancer. The team at Southwestern Vermont Health Care urges the members of the public to talk to their doctors about the best test for them.
Dress in Blue Day was first observed in 2009. It is a program of the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, and it is meant to raise awareness of the disease.
About SVHC:
Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) is a comprehensive, preeminent, health care system providing exceptional, convenient, and affordable care to the communities of Bennington and Windham Counties of Vermont, eastern Rensselaer and Washington Counties of New York, and northern Berkshire County in Massachusetts. SVHC includes Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center, the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation, and the SVHC Foundation. SVMC includes 25 primary and specialty care practices. For more information, visit svhealthcare.org.
Source: BENNINGTON, VT—March 1, 2019—SVMC