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ColonCancerCheck
It Never Hurts to Check
It’s out of sight, but it shouldn’t be out of mind. It may surprise you to learn that colorectal cancer is the second deadliest cancer in Canada. Ontario has one of the highest rates of colorectal cancer in the world. Sadly, thousands of men and women in Ontario die from colorectal cancer each year. Yet, if detected early colorectal cancer is highly curable. Use this website to find out more about colorectal cancer and how to get tested. Screening saves lives, maybe even yours.
Community Events
How is your colon looking lately? Take a tour through the Giant Colon and find out what you need to know about colorectal cancer. In 2010, ColonCancerCheck sponsored an Ontario tour of the Giant Colon to raise awareness of the importance of early colorectal cancer screening.
Giant Colon comes through Ontario
Do the Home Test (FOBT) right the first time
Colorectal Cancer : Get the facts
For a quick overview of the coloncancercheck program, watch our TV commercial TV commercial #2
Watch a video by Dr. Linda Rabeneck as she explains what colorectal cancer is, who should be screened for it and why.
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For More Information
email :ColonCancerCheck.moh@ontario.ca . or visit Cancer Care Ontario.
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