Rep. Payne Jr. Designates March as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
March 03, 2020
March 03, 2020
WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. introduced a House resolution to recognize this March as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the country for men and women. This year, almost 148,000 Americans will be diagnosed with the disease and 53,000 people will die from it. But if it is caught early enough, 90 percent of pat . . .
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. introduced a House resolution to recognize this March as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the country for men and women. This year, almost 148,000 Americans will be diagnosed with the disease and 53,000 people will die from it. But if it is caught early enough, 90 percent of pat . . .