The following links are a resource of additional reading.
Colon Cancer
- Cancer View Canada: Colonversation
- Health Ontario: Colon Cancer Check “It Never Hurts To Check”
- Health Canada: Screening for Colorectal cancer
- Colorectal Cancer Screening Initiative Foundation
- Colon Cancer Canada
- Canadian Cancer Society: Signs and Symptoms of Colorectal Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer Association Of Canada
Cancer
Gastroenterology
Additional Articles
March 14, 2008: McGuinty Government Launches Campaign to Encourage Ontarians to Get Screened for Colorectal Cancer When caught early through regular screening, there is a 90 per cent chance colorectal cancer can be cured.
Guidelines for Colon Cancer Screening: 1 in 17 Canadians will develop signs of colorectal cancer in their lifetime. But 8 in 10 are not being tested for it. Some people say they haven’t noticed any symptoms. Others say they’re too shy to ask their doctor about it. Read more…>>
An ounce of prevention…
Colorectal Cancer (CRC) is the second most deadly form of cancer among men and women, second to lung cancer. But if detected early, it is highly treatable and need not become deadly. In the vast majority of cases it is preventable. Read more…>>
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