Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths; March is awareness month

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Hundreds of Nebraskans die each year from this type of cancer that is preventable, treatable and beatable.

Colorectal cancer screening is the answer to saving lives. Approximately 60 percent of colorectal cancer deaths could be prevented if people age 50 and older are screened routinely. For the month of March, the Panhandle Public Health District is working with partners in the Panhandle Cancer Coalition and the Nebraska Colon Cancer Screening Program to increases...