March is Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Awareness Month. In this episode, you’ll meet Dr. Jonathan Walters and Alicia Paris, both with Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis, IL, who’ll share with you your options for screening and what to expect should a colonoscopy be on your to-do list for this year. We’ll also learn about their upcoming Colon Cancer Awareness Luncheon to be held later this month.

In this episode of the Southern 7 Podcast, we’re talking with Allie Baum with the Ad Council and Colleen Creighton with Brady: United Against Gun Violence and what these groups are doing to reduce gun violence nationwide, and what you can do to ensure that your family stays safe if you are a gun owner and have firearms in your home. We want to make perfectly clear that we are not talking about gun control, just overall gun safety in the home.

The 2024 Cancer Warriors Walk for Hope (CWWH) is coming to Metropolis on October 5. This is the final of 3 episodes in our CWWH podcast series about this remarkable effort to combat cancer for those living in the southern tip of Illinois. You'll hear from those associated with this event as they share how they meet the needs of patients through advancing cancer care close to home, as well as what you can expect at this year’s Cancer Walk.