MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — More than 70 Minnesota buildings will be bathed in the color blue on Monday, March 9, 2020, from dusk to dawn. The Edina-based Colon Cancer Coalition is teaming up with the American Cancer Society to educate Minnesotans from all corners of the state about the importance of Colorectal Cancer screenings and show support for patients, survivors, and caregivers.
Some of the buildings to go blue include Target Field and the IDS Center in Minneapolis; Herman the German Monument in New Ulm; Mayo Clinic Plummer Building in Rochester and Lincoln Plaza in St. Cloud. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has declared March as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
The public is invited to participate March 9, 2020. Simply wear a favorite shade of blue or light your home with a blue lightbulb.
Then on Thursday, March 12, colorectal cancer patients, survivors, and their families will join the health care community for the Minnesota Blue Reception at 6 p.m. in the Bullard Rainforest Auditorium at Como Zoo in Saint Paul. Together the patient and survivor community will celebrate the life-saving work being done in the state. Clinics and providers, who are meeting the national 80% screening goal, will also be recognized. This event is free and open to the public.
Experts estimate 2,320 Minnesotans will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer this year. The American Cancer Society recommends that screening for this preventable cancer should begin at age 45 for adults with average risk and earlier for individuals with a family history of colorectal cancer or polyps. The Colon Cancer Coalition is a non-profit organization based in Minneapolis. It is dedicated to encouraging screening and raising awareness of colon cancer. For more information, click here.
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