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Article: National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.(Notice to Readers)
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- March 24, 2006
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March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. This health observance was created in 2000 to increase awareness of the importance of regular screening to save lives and decrease the national burden of colorectal cancer (cancer of the colon or rectum). Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States, after lung/ bronchus cancer.
In 2002, a total of 139,534 adults in the United States had colorectal cancer diagnosed, and 56,603 adults died from colorectal cancer (1). The impact of colorectal cancer can be lessened through regular screening, which has been shown to reduce incidence and mortality (2).
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