GREAT PLAINS COLON CANCER TASK FORCE

Our guests this morning were from the Great Plains Colon Task Force  The Great Plains Colon Cancer Task Force was formed in 1999 to increase public awareness of colon cancer and the importance of early detection and prevention. Health organizations, businesses, colon cancer survivors and volunteers throughout the community engaged in a comprehensive effort to get the community talking about colon cancer and to provide free colon cancer screenings.

 

Dr. Joshua Evans, a practicing Gastroenterologist with the MGI firm of 30 physicians, is a volunteer and President of the Task Force and Kelli Sweet with Union Pacific RR is also a volunteer and is Director of "ROLLIN TO COLON" which is one of their major awareness and fund raising events.

 

Kelli gave a slide presentation discussion of the general issue of Colon Cancer and Dr. Evans with specific discussion of medical aspects of colon screening, including the "beloved" colonoscopy.  He also discussed the medical aspects of colon cancer. 

 

More detailed information is available at www.coloncancertaskforce.org