WFIR Health NewsThe Cancer Action Coalition of Virginia will host a Colorectal Cancer Roundtable April 18th from 9 to 3:15 p.m. at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. The round table is part of a nationwide initiative to increase screenings to 80% by 2018.To register go to the link on the American Cancer Society Roanoke’s Facebook page or  see link below. Senior market manager Mark Hurley says those who attend will learn about the importance of getting screened if they are age 50-plus.

paste this link into browser to register for roundtable on Monday:    http://tinyurl.com/vacrcrt