North Carolina will receive $700,000 in the first year of a five-year funding program from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to combat colorectal cancer. | Stock Photo
North Carolina will receive $700,000 in the first year of a five-year funding program from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to combat colorectal cancer. | Stock Photo
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently approved five years of funding to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) toward increasing colorectal cancer screenings, focusing on underserved areas of the state.
Colorectal, which is treatable, is already the fourth leading cause of cancer in North Carolina, health officials said in a Sept. 16 news release. The CDC will provide approximately $700,000 in the first year to assist DHHS in partnering with Federally Qualified Health Centers to address that problem.
“Our aim is to remove barriers to screening and treatment for people in the higher-risk age range (50 to 75), including those who may not have access to health insurance, and move North Carolina further toward the national testing goal of screening 80% in every community,” Dr. Susan Kansagra, section chief for Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention in the Division of Public Health, said in the release.
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