Nag Your Legislator

What Alan said:

By passing House Bill 415 our legislators can create a statewide colon cancer screening and treatment program that targets uninsured Kentuckians between the ages of 50 and 64. This can and will motivate thousands of Kentuckians to be screened for colon cancer, regardless of their insurance status.

Not only will the implementation of this statute save hundreds, if not thousands, of lives in Kentucky each year, it is a cost-saving measure that we really need in these days of budgetary and economic challenges.

When detected early through screening, medical intervention for colon cancer has an incredible 85-95 percent cure rate. For those Kentuckians who are detected early, the cost of treatment is about $30,000, but that cost goes up to more than $120,000 for patients with later stages of colon cancer.

Not having had colon cancer, but getting too close for comfort and having the scars to prove it, I can’t agree more with any OP-ED piece I’ve seen in a long time.

Nag your Legislator.