Elbowoods Memorial offers free colorectal cancer screenings

Elbowoods Memorial Health Center is offering free colorectal cancer screenings across the Fort Berthold Reservation from March 13 to March 28. Marilyn Yellow Bird, director of public health, stresses the importance of early detection as colorectal cancer often goes unnoticed in its early stages. The screenings are available to everyone, including those outside the reservation. Locations and dates include:

• March 13: Parshall

• March 14: New Town

• March 15: White Shield

• March 18: Mandaree

• March 19: Twin Buttes

• March 28: Bismarck at the Good Road MHA Nation satellite office

Screenings are non-invasive, and colonoscopies may be recommended based on initial results.