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Toronto EMS would like to ensure the health of all of our staff.
We know statistically that 90% of all deaths related to
colorectal cancer can be prevented through early detection.
I would encourage all of you to speak with your doctor and find the right time
to get screened for this terrible disease.
Don't wait.
Talk to doctor today.
Hi, I'm Darryl Sittler and I'm here to tell you how colon cancer has
had a huge impact on my life.
I lost my wife, Wendy, to colon cancer at the age of fifty-three. I didn't know
anything about the disease at that time but certainly found out a lot
knowing that she had colon cancer.
One of the things that Wendy said to me, and said publicly if
she could help prevent one person from having to not go through what she's gone
through in
fighting the disease,
it will be all worthwhile. So we've
created an awareness program across Canada for colon cancer,
... and ...
encourage people to to get checked.
Hi, my name is Doctor Linda Rabeneck. I'm the Vice President of Prevention
Cancer Control at Cancer Care Ontario.
I would like to talk to you about colorectal cancer, which is cancer of the
large bowel.
The thing about colorectal cancer is it has no early-warning symptoms and can
take up to ten years or more to develop to an advanced stage.
Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer deaths in
Canadian men and women.
However if you catch it early, there's a 90% chance that you can be
cured,
making it a very curable cancer.
I'm here to tell you that a simple test that you can do in the convenience of
your own home can help save your life.
I'm talking about doing something so easy to detect the cancer that can be so
devastating.
Yes, a simple colorectal cancer test known as the fecal occult blood test or the
FOBT for short
can help to detect this horrible disease.
This free home test is offered to all Ontarian men and women 50 to
74 through the Province's organized colorectal cancer screening program called
Colon Cancer Check.
It is recommended that Ontarians age 50-74 at average risk,
that is people with no family history of the disease, get screened using the FOBT
every two years.
It is also recommended that Ontarians who have a family history of colorectal
cancer in a close relative, a parent, a brother or sister, or a child get
screened using colonoscopy.
Make regular cancer screening a part of your routine health check.
Talk to your doctor today.
Have the conversation about screening for colorectal cancer.
Screening saves lives; the time to act is now.
Hi, I'm Ian Attard. I'm a superintendent with Toronto EMS and EMS planning,
and I'm here today to talk you about
colon cancer and colon cancer prevention.
Basically you're probably wondering why I'm here today talking about it.
My mom passed away in her early 40s of colon cancer, and because of
that
I am at a higher risk of developing colon cancer so
I go through colonoscopies, and it started at age 30. I had my
last one at age 35, and as I get older it becomes more frequent.
And I'm here today to tell you that it's no big deal.
Early detection will
prevent colon cancer. So get it done, and let's kick colon cancer in the ***!
Early detection can save many lives.
If you're between 50 and 74, see your family doctor and talk to them
about getting screened for colorectal cancer.
Remember,
screening saves lives. Your time to act is now.