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Organization Type: Educational Institution
Program Name:
Cook County CARES
Topic Area(s): Cancer
Objective(s): C-5, C-16 
Date Posted: 12/12/2017
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States.1 The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all adults ages 50 to 75 get screened for the disease.2 But in 2015, only about 62% of adults in the United States were screened according to the guidelines.3
