KentuckyOne Health to Brings Awareness to Colon Cancer in March - Archived

For More Information:
Barbara Mackovic, Senior Manager
502.587.4230 or 502.641.5461                                                                                 
[email protected]

KentuckyOne Health Brings Awareness to Colon Cancer in March
Jewish Hospital Rudd Heart and Lung Center will be lit in blue through month of March

WHAT:         

Jewish Hospital Rudd Heart and Lung Center Goes Blue for Colon Cancer Awareness Month
 
WHEN:         

Beginning March 1, 2016
 
WHERE:      

Jewish Hospital Rudd Heart and Lung Center
201 Abraham Flexner Way
 
OPPORTUNITIES:
•      Video/photos of Rudd Heart and Lung Center lit with a blue glow
•      Interviews about colon cancer, its prevalence in the state and screening and prevention options can be accommodated. Please call Barbara Mackovic at 502.587.4230 or 502.641.5461 to make arrangements.
                                                                     
MORE: 

Jewish Hospital Rudd Heart and Lung Center, part of KentuckyOne Health, will glow blue throughout the month of March in honor of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colon cancer is leading cause of cancer death among non-smoking men and women in the United States. Kentucky ranks fourth in the nation for colon cancer deaths. When detected early, the five-year survival rate for colon cancer is more than 90 percent.