‘Strollin’ Through The Colon’: Cancer Awareness Event In Livingston

LIVINGSTON, NJ — A giant inflatable replica of a human colon that you can take a casual stroll through? Yeah, you can probably mark that down in the category of “things you don’t see every day.”

Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston will host an annual National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month event from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20 at the Cooperman Family Pavilion Lobby, 94 Old Short Hills Road.

Attendees can travel through the interactive colon, which hospital administrators say may help to lessen the fear of colonoscopy by showing the benefits of early detection and polyp removal – and greatly improving survival for the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the nation.

According to Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center:

“Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cancer killer among men and women in the U.S. It is a preventable, treatable and curable disease if caught early. The best way to catch colorectal cancer early, however, is to screen for it. Despite the widespread availability of highly effective screening tests, colorectal cancer screening still lags far behind screening for cancers such as breast (mammography) and cervical (Pap smear). According to the National Cancer Institute, in 2021, 71.8% of adults aged 50-75 years had received colorectal cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines at that time.”

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