ColonCancerCheck and the OHL Team Up to Fight Colorectal Cancer

Get checked from behind!
March 2011

Ontario Hockey League (OHL) teams across the province have joined with Cancer Care Ontario and local cancer programs to take a slap shot at colorectal cancer.

In March – Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month – OHL teams are urging fans to get their butts into the game by being screened for colon cancer, the second leading cause of cancer death and the third most diagnosed cancer in Ontario.

Ten participating teams – the Barrie Colts, Belleville Bulls, Guelph Storm, Kingston Frontenacs, Kitchener Rangers, London Knights, Owen Sound Attack, Sarnia Sting, Sudbury Wolves, and Windsor Spitfires – will host events at all home games in March. Player jerseys will feature the ColonCancerCheck (CCC) patch, there will be CCC materials available, and some arena boards will carry cancer screening messaging.

The Giant Colon Tours Ontario

January to February 2010

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.