LINCOLN, NEB — The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department is offering free at-home colon cancer screening kits during Colon Cancer Awareness Month to help residents detect the disease early.
The kits are available to residents ages 45 to 74 through April 30 as part of a partnership between the health department and the Crusade Against Colon Cancer Coalition.
Health officials say colon cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in both Nebraska and the United States. Nebraska’s screening rate also ranks lower than the national average…