Dallas Skyline Goes Blue For Colon Cancer Awareness Month

DALLAS - Feb. 27, 2019 - PRLog -- To kick off Colon Cancer Awareness Month in March, ColonoscopyAssist, a colon cancer screening program
based in DFW has partnered with thirteen iconic Dallas skyscrapers to turn the Dallas Skyline Blue for a week. The mayors of Plano
and Irving, TX have also signed in to effect, proclamations declaring March 2019 as Colon Cancer Awareness month to go along with
the event.
Dedicated to making colorectal cancer screenings affordable for the uninsured, ColonoscopyAssist has coordinated this effort as a
way to bring attention to the nation's second leading cause of cancer death. Each year, the nationwide program helps thousands of
uninsured Americans afford their colonoscopy by offering discounted flat rates for the procedure in over 30 states.
The lighting event will take place Sunday, March 3 through Sunday, March 10. The thirteen buildings that have committed to turn
their exterior lights blue every night for the duration of the week include :

Thanksgiving Tower 1601 Elm St., Dallas, TX
75201 Hunt Oil Building 1900 North Akard St., Dallas, TX, 75201
Bank of America Plaza 901 Main St., Dallas, TX, 75202
The Joule Hotel 1530 Main St., Dallas, TX, 75201
One Arts Plaza 1722 Routh St., Dallas, TX, 75201
One Uptown 2619 McKinney Ave., Dallas, TX, 75204
17Seventeen McKinney 1717 McKinney Ave, Dallas, TX 75202
SkyHouse Dallas 2320 N. Houston St., Dallas, TX, 75291
The Davis 1309 Main St., Dallas, TX, 75202
Whitacre Tower 208 S. Akard St., Dallas, TX, 75202
The Lorenzo Hotel 1011 S. Akard St., Dallas, TX, 75215
Chase Tower 2200 Ross Ave., Dallas, TX, 75201
The Centrum 3102 Oak Lawn Ave. Dallas, TX, 75219

These buildings along the Dallas skyline, lit up in blue, will show support for Colon Cancer Awareness Month and raise awareness for
people to get early screenings. As part of a larger coordinated effort by the Colon Cancer Coalition, other skylines, throughout the
state of Texas will also be illuminating blue during the same week. The lighting will coincide with the launch of a social media
campaign #BlueforCRC. The following organizations are doing the same in four other Texas cities :
1. Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, TX)
2. Health Department of Wichita Falls, TX (Wichita Falls, TX)
3. UT Health Southwestern (San Antonio, TX)
4. Kiel Colon Cancer Foundation (Austin, TX)

"We have always looked for innovative ways such as these to increase CRC screening rates" says Chelsea Moran, outreach &
education coordinator at the ColonoscopyAssist program. "We were the first organization to offer a nationwide flat rate for
colonoscopy. Nine years later, we are still one of the only organizations in the country that offers a nationwide, flat, affordable rate
for the uninsured. It has allowed us to help thousands of uninsured individuals on a budget to get screened. They no longer delay
their screenings due to financial reasons."
Plano Mayor Henry LaRosiliere said "The City of Plano supports healthy lifestyles so that our citizens can enjoy a high quality of life.
We were pleased to join our other cities in the metroplex to help raise awareness about access to affordable screenings by declaring
March 2019 as Colon Cancer Awareness Month."
ColonoscopyAssist is a nationwide social program based in Farmers Branch, TX dedicated to creating a more affordable and
accessible way for individuals to get their colon cancer screenings. Founded in 2010, ColonoscopyAssist has been finding new ways
to remove financial barriers to colon cancer screening while bringing awareness and education to the importance of getting
screened. More information can be found at https://colonoscopyassist.com