Physicians Committee Launches Public Health Campaign to Educate Consumers on Preventing Colon Cancer

A hard-hitting TV advertisement, “Window,” is scheduled to air beginning Feb. 13 and it will run through Feb. 19 on either MSNBC or Fox News Channel in the 18 states with high death rates from colorectal cancer. The ad highlights the increased colorectal cancer risk associated with bacon and other processed meats. According to the World Health Organization, eating even one serving of processed meat, including bacon, daily increases the risk of colorectal cancer by 18 percent. This public health awareness campaign is sponsored by The Physicians Committee—a nonprofit of…

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