Baptist Health hosting free Lexington health fair for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
LEXINGTON, KY. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – March is recognized nationwide as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and a local hospital is hosting an event to help educate the community.
Baptist Health Lexington will hold a free community health fair Saturday morning to raise awareness about the signs, prevention and treatment of colorectal cancer.
According to hospital officials, the event will take place from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Whitaker Family YMCA on Old Rosebud Road.
Health officials say Kentucky has one of the highest colorectal cancer rates in the country.
The event will include a physician panel, followed by a question-and-answer session scheduled for 10 a.m.
