UCSD’s Rebecca and
will offer a free public seminar on March 15 to discuss the prevention and
screening of colorectal cancer.
The event, which will be held at the center from
a.m.
with Colon Cancer Awareness Month and will include topics such as “Importance
of Colorectal Cancer Screening and Screening Strategies” and “Family History
and Genetic Testing.”
Colorectal cancer, which occurs in the colon or rectum, is
the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the
five-year survival rate for those treated in the early stages of colorectal
cancer before it has spread is greater than 90 percent. However, only 39 percent of colorectal cancer
cases are diagnosed at an early stage.
