March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Make sure to check out our Screening and Prevention information and Partners pages for information about where to get tested.
Colorectal Diagnoses on the Rise Among Younger People
March 2019 Emily Carey PerezdeAlejo, Administrator of ScreenNJ, recently appeared on NJTV during a colorectal cancer awareness event in New Brunswick. Carey PerezdeAlejo used an inflatable colon model to explain the inner workings of the organ. Watch the NJTV video and read the associated article here.
New Jersey Health Care Providers, Community Members, and Researchers Come Together to Address Disparities and Improve Screening Opportunities for Colorectal and Lung Cancers
May 2018 Health experts from around the state attended the Conference for Change: Colorectal and Lung Cancer Screening Innovation, hosted by ScreenNJ, the New Jersey Primary Care Association and Rutgers Cancer institute of New Jersey. The aim of the event was to learn more on how to improve screening rates and make recommendations to ScreenNJ, a […]