Kentucky's largest health system is contributing $100,000 to the Kentucky Cancer Foundation to support colon cancer screenings. KentuckyOne Health said yesterday the gift will support screenings for low-income, uninsured Kentuckians between ages 50 and 64. Crit Luallen, a cancer foundation board member, says more screenings will save lives. Luallen is a colon cancer survivor. Kentucky has the nation's second-highest rate of colon cancer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the five-year survival rate for colon cancer is 90 percent when found and treated early. Over the past two years, Gov. Steve Beshear and state lawmakers committed $1 million through June 2014 to 10 health departments to expand colon cancer screening services for Kentuckians at risk. Beshear challenged the cancer foundation to raise matching funds for the program.
Gift To Support Colon Cancer Screenings In KY
