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Aurora,Elgin Il.Colon Screening Rate VERY LOW--Higher Cancer Rate

CDC 500 CITIES PROJECT Local Data for Better Health Show Aurora and Elgin ,Il have Low Screening Rate implying 45% vulunerable to CANCER

CDC launched a major Project to look at Better Health Indicators for 500 Cities

https://www.cdc.gov/500cities/

Their data for 2014 Shows:

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AURORA,IL. with very Low Screening Rate of 53.7% compared to Schaumburg and Naperville,Il

Also ELGIN,IL. has Screening Rate of 55.9%

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Measure used: Fecal Occult Blood Test;Sigmoidoscopy ;or Colonoscopy among Adults aged 50-75 years.

This Implies-Much Higher Cancer Rate for Aurora,IL. and Elgin,Il.

Schaumburg, Naperville,Il. had Screening Rate of 64% CLOSE to United States Average Screening Rate.

City of Chicago has also Very Low Screening Rate of 55.4% .

This Explains Much Higher Colon Cancer Rate in Illinois compared to Wisconsin.

Part of the problem is High Prices for Colonoscopy for People with HIGH DEDUCTIBLES.

In Geneva,Il. Prices vary from 1700$ to 4700$.

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