Colon Cancer Greater Use of Screenings Would Save Lives Hearing Before the Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate

Meeting held in honor of 1st Nat. Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer is the 2nd leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. Many doctors are unaware of the benefits of colorectal screening. Witnesses: Katie Kouric, Host, NBC Today Show, & Co-Founder, National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance; Shirley Heiligman, New York, NY; William Scanlon, Health Financing & Public Health Issues, GPO; Michael McMullan, Deputy Director, Center for Beneficiary Services, Health Care Financing Admin.; Bernard Levin, M.D., Anderson Cancer Ctr., Houston, TX on behalf of the Amer. Gastroenterological Assoc.; & Colorectal Cancer Network. Illus.Grassley, Charles E. is the author of 'Colon Cancer Greater Use of Screenings Would Save Lives Hearing Before the Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate' with ISBN 9780756715731 and ISBN 0756715733.