For Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Mike Haddox, a Texas Oncology patient who was diagnosed with colon cancer last year and has no family history of the disease, advises others to get keep up with annual screenings for colon cancer. Rachel Weinheimer, M.D., colon and rectal surgeon, Texas Oncology Surgical Specialists–Amarillo, explains why regular screenings are important in the fight against colorectal cancer.
This story appeared on KVII-TV (ABC, Amarillo).