35-year-old woman raises awareness for colorectal cancer.
Candace Henley, a colorectal cancer survivor, is using her story to raise awareness about the disease and save lives. She founded The Blue Hat Foundation in 2015 to raise awareness about CRC, especially among those in the Black community, where rates are the highest of any racial or ethnic group in the U.S. Health experts stress the importance of getting screened regularly for colorectal cancer as a way to reduce the risk of it. Screening for colorectal cancer should begin at age 45, according to the CDC, but if you have a family history of it, you should get screened earlier for the disease.