Massachusetts family pushed for increased funding during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Massachusetts family pushed for increased funding during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and one local family traveled to Washington, D.C. with a national organization to advocate for more funding. The American Cancer Society says colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the U.S. They estimate over 107,000 new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed this year. In Massachusetts, 2,770 cases of colon and rectum cancer …

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