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Why does Louisiana have the second highest cancer death rate in America?
Why does Louisiana have the second highest cancer death rate in America? Why is the colon cancer rate in Acadiana so high? What role do lifestyle and genetics play in the equation? And what can be done to identify cancer earlier and provide the treatment patients need to defeat this disease? Louisiana Public Square brings together residents living with cancer and experts on the front lines of research to explore “Cancer in Louisiana” Wednesday, March 25 at 7 p.m. on LPB HD. (Recording Tuesday, March 24.)
Funding for this project is provided by WETA Public Broadcasting, co-producer of Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies. To learn more about the program and view Louisiana cancer survivor stories, visit www.lpb.org/cancer.
Why does Louisiana have the second highest cancer death rate in America? Why is the colon cancer rate in Acadiana so high? What role do lifestyle and genetics play in the equation? And what can be done to identify cancer earlier and provide the treatment patients need to defeat this disease? Louisiana Public Square brings together residents living with cancer and experts on the front lines of research to explore “Cancer in Louisiana” Wednesday, March 25 at 7 p.m. on LPB HD. (Recording Tuesday, March 24.)
Funding for this project is provided by WETA Public Broadcasting, co-producer of Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies. To learn more about the program and view Louisiana cancer survivor stories, visit www.lpb.org/cancer.