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Kentucky Legislators will be Asked to Provide Funding to Fight Colon Cancer

Dr. Whitney Jones
Dr. Whitney Jones

By Dan Modlin

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wkyu/local-wkyu-997967.mp3

Bowling Green, KY – The Colon Cancer Prevention Project in Kentucky is hoping the General Assembly will provide eight million dollars over the next two years, to help fund colon cancer prevention efforts.Although some improvement has been recorded in recent years, the Bluegrass State still has one of the highest colon cancer fatality rates in the nation. Dan Modlin talks with Dr. Whitney Jones of Louisville, the founder of the Colon Cancer Prevention Project.......