MARQUETTE –UP Health System – Marquette will host a panel discussion on colorectal cancer, Thursday, March 26, at 6 p.m. in the West Lobby (located on the west end of College Avenue near the Emergency Department).
UPHS – Marquette is offering this free public forum as part of March’s National Colon Cancer Awareness Month. The discussion will focus on current guidelines for treatment and screening of colon and rectal cancer (commonly referred to as colorectal cancer), as well as risk factors.
Drs. Paul Thieme, Ross Siemers, and James Surrell will each give a 10-minute presentation on the treatment of colorectal cancers and their early detection and prevention. It is important for everyone to be aware that the most common early symptom of colorectal cancer is nothing at all.
Many cancer deaths are preventable by making healthy lifestyle choices like not smoking, maintaining a healthy diet and weight, as well as staying physically active. Regular cancer screening is critical to both prevention and early detection of colorectal cancer.
Please join us and learn about improvements to both detection and early treatment of these diseases. Following the presentation, there will be a 20 minutes Q&A session.
The discussion is open to all. No registration is required. Light refreshments will be served.
For more information, please call the Cancer Program office at 906-225-3500.
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