What Lawrence wishes everyone knew
| March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month | | | | | | | | | | | | Colorectal cancers are the third most common cancers in the U.S. | | Many people don't know this. And they're also unaware of the risk factors of colorectal cancer. | | Lawrence Meadows certainly wasn't aware. When the seemingly healthy 39-year-old began losing weight rapidly, colorectal cancer wasn't on his mind. But he soon learned that it should have been. | | Lawrence wishes he had known the signs and risk factors sooner. | | "Finding out about your family history is super important," he says. "I did a comprehensive family tree after I was diagnosed and learned that on my father's side, two aunts died of lung cancer, a 2-year-old niece died of sarcoma and both grandparents died of colorectal cancer. If I'd known that sooner, I might have been able to avoid all this by getting screened earlier." | | Lawrence's treatment at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is showing promising results. | | In honor of the more than 100,000 people in the U.S. like Lawrence who are fighting this disease, learn more about the signs and available screenings. | | | | Please educate yourself and your loved ones so that more people can prevent or, at a minimum, detect colorectal cancer early. |
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