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Media Advisory                                                        Contact: Andrea Wilson

February 2 , 2007                                                          (806) 763-5033

Idalou City Council Proclamation Dedicating

2007 to Colorectal Cancer Prevention

WHO: Idalou Mayor Jack Bush and City Council

WHAT: Proclamation Dedicating 2007 to Colorectal Cancer Prevention in Idalou

WHEN: Monday, February 5 at 6:00 p.m.

WHERE: Council Chamber at Idalou City Hall 208 Main Street

WHY: To motivate citizens of Idalou to seek immediate and consistent screenings for curable early cancer and removal of colon polyps in order to eliminate colorectal cancer as a cause of illness and death in our region. Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers and the second highest cause of combined cancer mortality in our country.

*Photo and interview opportunities will be available

Please join us at the proclamation event and help spread the word. Everyone can make a difference, and by working together, we can make colon cancer history! 

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01/30/2007 - South Plains Colorectal Cancer Prevention Campaign Kickoff
The 2007 Lubbock and South Plains Region Colon Cancer Prevention and Awareness Campaign press conference and kickoff will be held Thursday, February 1 at 10:00 a.m. at the American Cancer Society Lubbock Office, 3411 73rd Street. (more)

1/01/2007 - The Texas Cancer Council awards grant to LCCPTF
The Texas Cancer Council recently awarded a grant to the Lubbock Colon Cancer Prevention Task Force to help fight colorectal cancer on the South Plains. In 2005 the Task Force successfully competed for and received funds from the U.S. Center for Disease Control to be used for colon cancer control activities in Lubbock County. The new grant will help expand these efforts to counties of the South Plains. (more)

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or e-mail admin@lccptf.org