Colon cancer is a preventable disease, but it is the third leading cancer killer in the United States. Nine out of 10 colon cancer cases may be prevented or cured with regular screenings.
“With colon cancer affecting so many people each year, we must raise awareness in our communities,” says Audrey Powell, registered nurse, executive director of the community service department at Ephraim McDowell Health. “Regular screenings can detect cancer in its early stages, when it is most treatable.”
Ephraim McDowell Health will offer free, take-home colon cancer screening kits in March, which is observed as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The screening kits are available for anyone over the age of 50 who has not had a screening in 12 months.
The kits may be picked up by April 1 at any of the following locations:
Danville:
Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center information desks
McDowell Wellness Center
Danville Family Physicians
Bluegrass Immediate Care
Boyle County Cooperative Extension Service
Lexington Avenue Baptist Church
Ephraim McDowell Heart and Vascular Institute
Ephraim McDowell Specialty Center
Harrodsburg:
Harrodsburg Family Medical Center
Mercer County Cooperative Extension Service
Lancaster:
North Garrard Family Medical Center
Ephraim McDowell Garrard Clinic
Garrard County Cooperative Extension Service
Liberty:
Ephraim McDowell Liberty Family Medical Center
Springfield:
Ephraim McDowell Springfield Family Medical Center
Stanford:
Fort Logan Hospital
Immediate Care at Stanford Medical Park
Lincoln County Cooperative Extension Service
