Governor of Michigan Jennifer M. Granholm has recognized March 2007 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, part of a national effort to increase awareness of a serious, but preventable, disease that affects many citizens of Michigan.
Janet Olsweski, Director of the Michigan Department of Community Health said,
Colorectal cancer is one of the most preventable forms of cancer. Screening not only detects the disease at an early, curable stage, but it can also prevent it by finding and removing polyps-or precancerous growths-that might become colorectal cancer.
Although the Michigan Cancer Consortium recommends colorectal cancer screening for men and women beginning at age 50, only 53 percent of Michigan adults age 50 and older have been screened.
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in Michigan. According to American Cancer Society estimates 1,750 people in Michigan will die of colorectal cancer in 2007 and there will be 5,570 new cases of colon or rectal cancer diagnosed.
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