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Colon Cancer Awareness Event Cancelled

Colon Cancer Awareness Event Cancelled
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By West Kentucky Star Staff
Feb. 22, 2020 | METROPOLIS
By West Kentucky Star Staff Feb. 22, 2020 | 05:00 PM | METROPOLIS
Due to rain, the Southern Seven Health Department has cancelled their Strollin' through the Colon event. On their Facebook page, the Southern Seven Health Department shared the following message.

"The only thing Metropolis wants flying over the city is Superman. Not a 20 foot inflatable colon."

Officials say there is not currently a reschedule date.

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"Strollin’ Through the Colon" will be held on Saturday, March 14th from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm in the parking lot of Big John Grocery in Metropolis. 

Southern Seven Health Department, Hope Light Foundation, and University of Chicago Medicine Center for Asian Health Equity are joining forces to hold the interactive colorectal cancer awareness event. 

Visitors will be able to walk through an inflatable colon, receive colon cancer prevention information, and receive an at-home screening test. Southern Seven Health Department will be available to answer questions about colon cancer. 

The first 100 people to be given the at-home screening test, known as a FIT kit, will receive a coupon for a free lunch from the Big John Grocery deli. 

Colon cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, according to The National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable. However, when diagnosed early through screenings, it is also one of the most treatable. 






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