Advance registration is required and space is limited. Dinner will be served and a free gift will be provided to all participants. Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute is offering a free educational program in recognition of national Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March. Advance registration is required and space is limited. The program is free.
Participation is limited and registration is required.
Dinner will be served during the event, and all participants will receive a free colorectal cancer education kit from Roche Pharmaceutical. Inc. Karmanos oncologist Anthony Shields, M.D. and genetic counselor Nancy Petrucelli, will present information on colorectal prevention, screening and genetic counseling at the program. National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month is intended to raise awareness about the early symptoms of this disease and techniques designed to detect it. Of the three options above, the American Cancer Society prefers yearly FOBT and flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years. A personal history of colorectal cancer or adenomatous polyps, or a personal history of chronic inflammatory bowel disease.