Landmarks throughout Minnesota will be lit blue in March for colon cancer awareness, including Enger Tower and Essentia Health in Duluth on Tuesday, according to a news release from cancer survivor Anna Dahlgren.
Colorectal cancer is one of the few cancers that can be prevented through screening, but because of COVID-19, the number of colonoscopies declined nearly 90% in April 2020 from the previous year, the release said.
The American Cancer Society recommends that screening should begin at age 45 for adults with average risk, earlier for individuals with a family history of colorectal cancer or polyps.
