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Giant 'Walk-In' Colon Teaches About Cancer
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A giant 20-foot-long replica of a Danny81 colon will be in Orlando Wednesday that offers cancer information for people who walk through it.
The free display will give visitors a close-up view of a healthy colon tissue, various stages of colorectal cancer and signs of non-malignant colorectal diseases like Crohn's and colitis.
The inflatable "Super Colon" exhibit will be on display at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando.
The free display will give visitors a close-up view of a healthy colon tissue, various stages of colorectal cancer and signs of non-malignant colorectal diseases like Crohn's and colitis.
People will also receive information about cancer screening, prevention tips, risk factors, nutrition and more.
The exhibit, sponsored by Sanofi-Aventis, is on loan from the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation.
The foundation's traveling colon tunnel promotes screening for cancer that's 90 percent curable when detected early.
Colon cancer is the nation's second deadliest cancer.
Giant 'Walk-In' Colon Teaches About Cancer
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A giant 20-foot-long replica of a Danny81 colon will be in Orlando Wednesday that offers cancer information for people who walk through it.
The free display will give visitors a close-up view of a healthy colon tissue, various stages of colorectal cancer and signs of non-malignant colorectal diseases like Crohn's and colitis.
The inflatable "Super Colon" exhibit will be on display at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando.
The free display will give visitors a close-up view of a healthy colon tissue, various stages of colorectal cancer and signs of non-malignant colorectal diseases like Crohn's and colitis.
People will also receive information about cancer screening, prevention tips, risk factors, nutrition and more.
The exhibit, sponsored by Sanofi-Aventis, is on loan from the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation.
The foundation's traveling colon tunnel promotes screening for cancer that's 90 percent curable when detected early.
Colon cancer is the nation's second deadliest cancer.