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The Fight to Cure Colorectal Cancer

KSMU | By Dr. David Cornelison
Published March 5, 2020 at 9:45 AM CST
Maja Kotlaja, assistant professor of Criminology at Missouri State University, is a Fight Colorectal Cancer ambassador who advocates screenings for colorectal cancer after her father's diagnosis.
Maja Kotlaja, assistant professor of Criminology at Missouri State University, is a Fight Colorectal Cancer ambassador who advocates screenings for colorectal cancer after her father's diagnosis.
Maja Kotlaja, assistant professor of Criminology at Missouri State University, is a Fight Colorectal Cancer ambassador who advocates screenings for colorectal cancer after her father's diagnosis.
Maja Kotlaja, assistant professor of Criminology at Missouri State University, is a Fight Colorectal Cancer ambassador who advocates screenings for colorectal cancer after her father's diagnosis.

To commemorate Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Maja Kotlaja and Anna Cohen come on STEM Spots to talk about the importance of health screening before the age of 50.

Listen to the full talk from the representatives of Fight CRC here.

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Dr. David Cornelison
Dr. David Cornelison has been working as an educator and scientist in Arizona and Missouri universities for the last 25 years. Since 2010, he has been the head of the Department of Physics, Astronomy and Materials Science at Missouri State University. His research interests lie at the intersection of experimental condensed-matter physics and astrophysics, while his educational efforts have focused on outreach to the K-12 school system. Most of all, he believes in curiosity-driven learning in the sciences and all other fields.
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