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Country: United States
City: Denver
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Colorado’s Hep C Connection launched a campaign to raise awareness
Saying that three fourths of Americans with Hepatitis C probably don’t know they have the disease, Colorado’s Hep C Connection this week launched a campaign to raise awareness and get people tested.
Our relatives, friends, neighbors and coworkers need to hear the call,” said Nancy Steinfurth, executive director of Hep C Connection. “Many Colorado baby boomers are walking around with Hep C and don’t know it. They can avoid devastating, painful and life-threatening liver disease with a simple blood test. By the time the symptoms are noticeable, it’s much tougher to treat,” she said in a press release.
Read more at: http://coloradoindependent.com/88334/hepatitis-c-awareness-and-testing-campaign-launched