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Heartlabd Cancer Center offers free kits
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Breanna Maltby, radiation therapist, left, and Jessica Morrison, MLT, ASCP, review information about free FOBT test kits
Heartland Cancer Center (HCC) is offering a possibly life-saving service during three weeks in March, which is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. The service is free of charge.HCC is providing colon cancer screening kits from March 7-25 for people ages 50-65 for use in the privacy of their own homes, Director Jamie Hutchinson explained.The Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) kits are available to anyone in this age group as long as the supply lasts at HCC, 204 Cleveland, Great Bend. CKMC’s lab will analyze the test results, also free of charge.“We strongly encourage local residents to stop in for the free kits,” Hutchinson said.