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BEAT Cancer Study

Colon Cancer is: Preventable, Treatable, and Beatable. 

The BEAT Cancer study – for Black Equity, Access, and Testing for Cancer – is community-engaged, multi-sector partnership to improve colon cancer screening for African American community in North Omaha. Our study is committed to reduce racial disparities in colon cancer and improve equity through evidence-based approaches.

Mrs. Juanita Thomas' Story

"With the support from The UNMC Beat Cancer Team, I was able to get eight polyps removed."

Watch Her Interview

How to Join the Study

To join the BEAT Cancer Study, visit the North Omaha DMV and County Treasurer’s Office (4606 N 56th St, Omaha, NE 68104) or request a kit online.

Request FIT Kit Online

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Colon Cancer Facts

Colorectal Cancer, also known as "Colon Cancer," is a cancer that occurs in the lower intestine where your food is digested. Sometimes abnormal cells, called polyps, can grow and may turn into cancer.

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Contact Us

Learn more about our principal investigator, Jungyoon Kim, PhD and how to contact her for any questions. Alternatively, you can email us with the button below.

Email Us

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Our Partners

This research is being funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Evidence for Action Program. The funding agency had no role in the study design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, or the decision to publish the results.

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