Tuesday March 30: Make this crucial phone call

Call your congressman on Tuesday March 30, 2010 and urge them to support the Colorectal Cancer Prevention, Early Detection and Treatment Act. Americans around the country will be calling their legislators as part of the “Congressional Butt-In” a day-long effort organized by C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition. On that day, constituents are urged to flood their legislators offices with phone calls about important programs which would not only save millions of taxpayer dollars, but more importantly, have a positive impact on the number of colon cancer deaths each year.

“A National Colorectal Cancer Screening Program has the potential to help tens of thousands of Americans each year get the screening they need, at a fraction of what it would cost to care for their late stage cancer diagnoses if their care was delayed until they were in the Medicare system.”  – C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition

The Colorectal Cancer Coalition, which works alongside the Colon Cancer Coalition to raise awareness of colon cancer, has created a script for callers to use when they participate in the call in on Tuesday, March 30. Click here to read more about the program or to get the script. Then call 1-866-615-3375 to get connected to Congress.