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Organizations Call for a National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month - American Academy of Family Physicans - Cancer Research Foundation of AmericaRosemarie Sweeney The AAFP has joined 34 health organizations in calling for Congress to declare March as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The goal of such a month is to generate widespread awareness about colorectal cancer and to encourage people to learn about reducing their risk of the disease through a healthy lifestyle and regular screening. The effort was founded by the Cancer Research Foundation of America, and the AAFP joined as a collaborating partner in January. For more information on this effort, check the Web site: http://www.preventcancer.org/colorectal.htm.
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