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CDC reports states with programs to assist those without insurance to get Colon Screening-Illinois is not among them.

Illinois currently does not have a program to assist poor and those without insurance to get Colon Screening for Colorectal cancer. 22 States have such a program. WHY NOT?

Posted Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 5:51 pm CT

CDC report shows that 22 states and 4 tribal districts provide assistance to poor and those uninsured.

Illinois is not among those states.

This adds to higher death rate from Colon Cancer in Illinois.

Ted Schnell and Rick Nagel are trying to inform people about Obama Care-Called Affordable Care Facts.

If implemented,more people will be eligible for Colon Screening in Illinois and hopefully less deaths--from 5-12 per day to a lower figure.

But we need 95% screening to lower 3000 deaths per year to under 100 deaths from Colon Cancer in Illinois.

For Colon Cancer-- which is the easiest to detect--with Colonoscopy--All we do is to look for Polyps in Colon.

By Removing Polyps-we Remove Source of Colon Cancer.

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