Currently, colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States — but it doesn’t have to stay this way.
Early detection of colon cancer through screening can dramatically reduce your risk for the disease. This means having your colon checked regularly starting at age 50 — or sooner if you have risk factors for the disease.
Lack of public awareness about colon cancer has limited funding for research and has kept colon cancer patients unaware of their treatment options, and ultimately prevented early detection and treatment in far too many cases.
To bring attention to the fact that colon cancer is a preventable disease, and to celebrate the courage of those persons affected by this disease, the Colon Cancer Alliance (CCA) has launched “National Dress in Blue Day.”
By “going blue,” we hope to raise public awareness and funds for colon cancer.
Visit www.dressinblueday.com to learn how you can get involved in the fight for a future free of colon cancer.
The Allegany County Health Department “goes blue” on March 1 and donates money to the CCA and the Maryland Cancer Fund.
The health department’s colorectal cancer control program can answer questions, speak to any groups interested in this topic, and assist those who qualify with payment of their colon cancer screening.
If interested, call the Allegany County Health Department colorectal cancer control program at 301-759-5 121.
Trisha Tichnell, RN
Colorectal cancer control program
Allegany County Health Department
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150th birthday
West Virginians will be in a celebratory mood Thursday when the state’s sesquicentennial is marked in scores of events across the Mountain State.
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Freedom isn’t exactly what he thinks it is
In the June 2 Times-News, R. Steele Selby (“Just how free are we?) defines freedom as “the capacity to do whatever he or she wants to do” and asserts that this definition is “most likely nearly universal.”
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What Maryland calls the Fair Share Act isn’t fair at all
The Fair Share Act was passed in 2009. This law allowed for service fees to be part of the collective bargaining process.
The law does not mandate that service fees be negotiated, it simply provides that they can be. -
It’s not new
America’s governments have always afforded us what’s called “a double-edged sword” — one that cuts both ways — when it comes to the contrasting ideas of openness and security.
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This summer:
You can do your kids a favor this summer by getting them involved in reading.
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Western Md. Veterans continues its mission
My name is Dan Brashear, I am the founder and director of Western Maryland Veterans.
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Maybe the cyclists and casino workers should be armed
Again, unfortunately I have to remind Don Carns Jr. of Beans Cove, Pa., on his latest repeatedly inaccurate letter published June 10 in the Cumberland Times-News (“Township is nothing like either Pittsburgh or Philadelphia”).
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Let’s all kick in $1 to help save Frostburg’s Palace Theatre
As a former resident, I have many fond memories of the Palace Theatre (“Theater wall crumbles: Palace exterior collapses, unfit for entry: officials,” June 6 Times-News, Page 1A).
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Close call
Thanks to a routine inspection, what could well have been a major disaster has been averted at Westmar Middle School’s football field.
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Develop the waterway
Since the debate over removing the dam started about four years ago, I have been concerned about the effect the dam removal would have on the area’s welfare.
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