Colon Model on Display

The Super Colon is coming to Bassett Army Community Hospital Mar. 13 and 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

In observance of Colon Cancer Awareness Month, Bassett and Prevent Cancer Foundation are sponsoring the Super Colon visit in their continuing effort to increase colorectal cancer screening.

The Super Colon is an inflatable, interactive colon that teaches people about the risks, symptoms, prevention, early detection and treatment options for colorectal cancer.

Visitors get a close-up look at healthy tissue, tissue with non-malignant colorectal diseases, as well as tissue with various stages of colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer is 90 percent preventable and 90 percent treatable if detected early, yet it remains to be the second leading cancer killer in the US.

Visitors who do not have Department of Defense decals and DOD ID cards must stop at the visitors’ center at the main gate to get a day pass. Driver’s license, vehicle registration and proof of insurance are required to get the pass.

Linda L. Douglass
Post Public Affairs Officer
353-6701