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BLUE of L Day?

Why is the University of Louisville turning blue on Friday?

It’s enough to make a Cardinal cringe.

On Friday, March 3, employees at the University of Louisville are asked to wear the colors of their arch rival 80 miles away.

Yet the Cardinal faithful are not becoming Wildcats.  The university’s “Blue of L Day” is intended to benefit Colon Cancer Awareness.

March marks Colon Cancer Awareness Month. For the occasion, the Kentucky Cancer Program, University Club, and Get Healthy Now are teaming up in promotion of Blue of L Day, encouraging staff and faculty to dress in blue for prizes and to raise awareness.

On Friday, employees can stop by the University Club between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and pick up a free cancer colon screening kit, learn about Get Healthy Now healthy campus initiatives, and take advantage of the U Club’s “open to everyone” lunch invitation.

Few cancers are as easily prevented as colon cancer. Yet in Kentucky, nearly 2,600 new cases will be diagnosed each year and more than 800 people will die. Colon cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men and women combined in the state.

Routine screening is highly effective. It is recommended that everyone age 50 and older be screened, as age is the most common risk factor. March is a good time to call your doctor and schedule an appointment.