The North Dakota Colorectal Cancer Roundtable bestowed several honors on individuals promoting colorectal cancer prevention, KVRR reports.
Here's what you should know.
1. Sanford Health in Fargo, N.D., was recognized as Organization of the Year.
2. Fargo, N.D.-based Family Healthcare was awarded a cancer screening award.
3. Colorectal cancer survivor Amanda Houston was presented the organization's Champion of the Year honor.
4. The Turtle Mountain Band of the Chippewa Tribe and Indian Health Service each received honorable mentions.
5. Ms. Houston said, "I just don’t feel like what I do to raise awareness and what I’m doing is worthy of awards or anything like that. I just want to prevent cancer in people, especially with colorectal cancer. It's preventable and so if sharing my story encourages one person to get screened, then I've done my part."