•                            Colon Disease Awareness            

    According to the National Cancer Institute, there are estimated 153,760 new cases and 52,180 deaths from colorectal cancer in the United States in 2007. It has been found that early detection of colorectal cancer related symptoms, such as fecal occult blood, offers a better prognosis for the individual. Please check out the following sites for more information about colorectal cancer and other types of colon diseases.

•                                       Key Resources

       All the organizations listed below offer information, publications and referral to services about colon diseases.

• American Cancer Society
  Telephone No.:   800-ACS-2345 (800-227-2345) (U.S.A.)
   Website:   www.cancer.org 
•  American Gastroenterological Society 
  Telephone No.: 301-654-2055 (U.S.A)
  Website:    www.gastro.org
•  Colorectal Cancer Coalition 
  Telephone No.: 703-548-1225 (U.S.A)
   Website:  www.fightcolorectalcancer.org 
• Colon Cancer Alliance 
  Telephone No.:  954-341-0212 (U.S.A) 
   Website:  www.ccalliance.org
  
•  Colorectal Cancer Network
  Telephone: 301-879-0212 (U.S.A) 
  Website:  www.clickonium.com/colorectal-cancer.net/html/