St. Vincent's Joins Governor Rell's Colon Cancer Awareness Initiative

Each year more than 1,500 Connecticut residents are diagnosed with colon cancer.

It is one of the most preventable cancers.

A simple exam, called a colonoscopy, can identify a problem before it becomes serious.

Free and Open to the Public

• Educational Video
• Demonstrations of colonoscopies and virtual colonoscopies
• American Cancer Society Representatives and St. Vincent's Oncology and Gastro-Intestinal Physicians and Nurses will be available to answer questions
• Raffle and Giveaways