{"id":8281,"date":"2003-07-10T19:24:33","date_gmt":"2003-07-10T19:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/2016\/12\/07\/colossal-colon-visiting-1107\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:36:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:36:17","slug":"colossal-colon-visiting-1107","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/2003\/07\/10\/colossal-colon-visiting-1107\/","title":{"rendered":"Colossal Colon &#8211; Visiting (1107)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Huell meets a remarkable young woman who is traveling the country with the \u201cColossal Colon\u201d educating people about colon cancer. Her story and the innovative way she presents it is truly inspirational and hopefully will end up saving lives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">American Cancer Society<br \/>\n800-ACS-2345<br \/>\nwww.cancer.org<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Note: This episode was released across Public Broadcasting Service&#8217;s (PBS) affiliated stations in California, but not necessarily on the same day for each station. The date shown represents an earliest, approximate airdate for this episode. 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