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An inflatable colon – 10 feet high, 20 feet long and 12 feet wide – is on display at an area hospital this month in an effort to draw awareness to the need for early screenings for colorectal cancer.

The University of Michigan Health-West and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services teamed up to educate the community on screening and prevention by using a giant inflatable colon After ...

PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Health Services kicked off National Colon Cancer Awareness Month on Friday with a special appearance by Nolan the Colon. “It’s a disease that does not discriminate, ...

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WESTWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A giant section of an inflatable colon on one of the busiest corners in Westwood got some looks and that's the whole idea. "There's definitely an ick factor," UCLA ...

WYOMING, Mich. — Recent research points to rising numbers of colon cancer across the country. That's why the University of Michigan Health-West and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services ...

An inflatable colon stands in the hallway of the Orem Valley Hospital. The inflatable is part of a tour throughout state hospitals for Colon Cancer Awareness Month. (Robyn Christensen) Utah Valley ...

Battle Creek's Riverside Park was the site of an interesting fundraising event on Saturday.

The Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Naef K. Basile Cancer Institute at the American University of Beirut Medical Center in collaboration with AMALOUNA educational nongovernmental organization ...

Colon cancer kills more Americans every year than AIDS or breast cancer, even though it's one of the most preventable forms of cancer. Part of the problem has been that many people are squeamish about ...