An inflatable colon – 10 feet high, 20 feet long and 12 feet wide – is on display at an area hospital this month in an effort to draw awareness to the need for early screenings for colorectal cancer.

The University of Michigan Health-West and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services teamed up to educate the community on screening and prevention by using a giant inflatable colon After ...

It's an oversized inflatable way of encouraging others to get screened for cancer told by a survivor. atricia Bagi is a health coach for Affinia healthcare and a colon cancer survivor. Friday morning ...

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WYOMING, Mich. — Recent research points to rising numbers of colon cancer across the country. That's why the University of Michigan Health-West and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services ...

WESTWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A giant section of an inflatable colon on one of the busiest corners in Westwood got some looks and that's the whole idea. "There's definitely an ick factor," UCLA ...

PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Health Services kicked off National Colon Cancer Awareness Month on Friday with a special appearance by Nolan the Colon. “It’s a disease that does not discriminate, ...

An inflatable colon stands in the hallway of the Orem Valley Hospital. The inflatable is part of a tour throughout state hospitals for Colon Cancer Awareness Month. (Robyn Christensen) Utah Valley ...

The Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Naef K. Basile Cancer Institute at the American University of Beirut Medical Center in collaboration with AMALOUNA educational nongovernmental organization ...

SANDY, Utah — As part of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Intermountain Health is hosting its “Let’s Get to the Bottom of Colon Cancer” tour. Over 30 days, a 12-foot, 113-pound inflatable colon will ...

TROY, Mich. – It may sound pretty funny, but it’s aiming to educate people and potentially help save lives. On Tuesday (March 8) at Troy Beaumont, a massive inflatable colon was set up in the lobby, ...

WASHINGTON — Yes. A giant inflatable colon will grace Freedom Plaza Friday, and visitors will be able to walk right through it. It’s not a gag that’s one month too early, but a way to kick off ...