March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. And this year, Blue Beads Day falls on March 18. Both health observances highlight the importance of screening for colorectal cancer (more commonly known as colon cancer).
Colon cancer is a leading cause of cancer death among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) due, in part, to low screening rates. To address that disparity, the American Indian Cancer Foundation (AICAF) produced a 35-second video encouraging Native people to get checked for colon cancer.
AICAF and the American Cancer Society also created Honor the Gift of Health: Get Tested for Colon Cancer (PDF, 7.4 MB, 12 p), a booklet on colon cancer and how we check for it.
Additionally, AICAF and the National Indian Health Board developed a comprehensive, culturally tailored toolkit (PDF, 24.2 MB, 36 p) to help health care professionals improve clinic-based colon cancer screening practices.
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