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FILE, 2020: The Connecticut Department of Corrections created a preventative program to reduce colorectal cancer deaths among the formerly incarcerated. Connecticut was the first state to implement such a program; and six other states have now followed suit.
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"Most people don't want to talk about colon cancer, they don't want to talk about their bowel movements," says Dr. Maurizio Nichele, a colorectal surgeon at the DOC. "My first goal is to get people comfortable talking about the issue, then I educate them on the importance of the program."
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