March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. University of Illinois Cancer Center member and UI Health oncologist Shikha Jain, MD, FACP, who specializes in colorectal cancer, was on hand at a UIC Flames men’s basketball game to share information about colorectal cancer screening and prevention.
At the March 2 game, she answered questions, handed out information cards, showed off an inflatable tabletop model of a colon, and discussed colorectal cancer during the game’s halftime interview streamed live on ESPN+.
The outreach is part of a partnership the Cancer Center has with the Flames. The partnership is an opportunity to share information about cancer awareness, prevention, screening and clinical trials with our community of students, faculty, staff, their friends and families, and sports fans at games.
The Flames beat Valparaiso 77-73.