Brown Medicine, City of East Providence “Go Blue” for Colon Cancer Awareness

Providence, R.I. (February 23, 2022): Brown Medicine Endoscopy Center, an outpatient medical suite dedicated to the prevention and treatment of digestive issues including colon cancer, is holding a special ceremonial event to commemorate March as Colon Cancer Awareness Month.

The event will be held outdoors at East Providence City Hall, 145 Taunton Avenue in East Providence from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and will move indoors if the weather is inclement. The general public is invited to attend, as are colon cancer survivors and their families. All are encouraged to wear blue clothing and bring a flashlight or cell phone with flashlight functionality to participate in a “Blue Light Walk” around the building. City Hall’s exterior lights will be temporarily replaced with blue bulbs to bathe the walkers in blue-colored light, in a visual support of colorectal cancer awareness.

East Providence Mayor Roberto DaSilva, Brown Medicine Endoscopy Center Medical Director Harlan Rich, M.D., and East Providence Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Laura McNamara will make brief remarks. City Councilors, Center physicians and staff, and East Providence police and fire department officers and staff will be in attendance along with members of The Rotary Club of East Providence/Seekonk.

A special demonstration to help “kick cancer” will be conducted by a group of blue belt students who train at EP Martial Arts school located in East Providence.

“Colon cancer is preventable, treatable and beatable with proper screening to remove polyps, or clumps of cells, that can become cancerous,” states Dr. Rich. “The age of 45 is now the new 50 to first get screened for many people, unless there is a family history. Prevention can also include eating a high-fiber diet, weight control, and increased physical activity. No one has to die from colon cancer.”