Cancer Screening Program Expanded
by Associated Press
July 27, 2010
A program encouraging South Dakotans to be screened for colorectal cancer is expanding statewide. The state Health Department said the GetScreenedSD program began with six pilot clinics and is now being expanded to nearly 200 clinics.
The program encourages men and women age 50 and older to be screened for colorectal cancer with either a colonoscopy or a take-home test.
Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in the United States. In South Dakota, the Health Department said it killed an average of 165 people annually from 2003 to 2007.
