Name: Redwood Area Alano Club
Start: 2023-04-30T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2023-04-30T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Alano Club

With March being Colon Cancer Awareness Month, free colon cancer screenings are available at CentraCare – Redwood and other CentraCare facilities until March 31.

Colon and rectal cancer are a leading cause of cancer death for men and women despite being one of the most preventable forms of cancer if treated early. Regular screening should start at age 45 or sooner with if there’s a family history of cancer or other risk factors. Approximately 70 percent of people with colorectal cancer have no family history.

From March 1 to May 31, people who are age 45 or older can receive a free immunochemical fecal occult blood test (iFOBT) Take-Home Colon Screening kit.

Pick-up sites:

Baxter Clinic Registration Desk
Benson Hospital Registration Desk
Coborn Healing Center at CentraCare Plaza, St. Cloud
Eden Valley Clinic Laboratory
Long Prairie Clinic Registration Desk
Monticello Specialty Clinic (2nd Floor)
Paynesville Laboratory
Redwood Registration Desk
Richmond Clinic Laboratory
Sauk Centre Hospital Registration Desk
St. Cloud Hospital Pharmacy Drive-up Window
Willmar Cancer Center

Kits are limited and you must be present to pick up your kit. The iFOBT screening does not replace a colonoscopy, which is the best method to detect colorectal cancer. To schedule a colonoscopy, please contact your doctor.

For more information, visit centracare.com.