Lecture to Discuss Colorectal Cancer
NOTE: A list of sites where the lecture will be available by video conference follows this release.
Colorectal Cancer: Screening, Diagnosis, Treatment and Followup is the topic of the next Cancer Answers public lecture.
The Cancer Care Nova Scotia event will be held Tuesday, May 15, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., in the Royal Bank Lecture Theatre of the Halifax Infirmary, 1796 Summer St., Halifax. It will also be available by video conference at 17 sites across the province.
The lecture series is designed to provide Nova Scotians with quality cancer information. The lecture will be presented by Dr. Bruce Colwell, medical oncologist, Capital Health Cancer Care Program.
"Colorectal cancer is a cancer that no one wants to talk about but they should, because when it's found early through screening, it can be treated and cured," said Dr. Colwell.
"During this lecture, I will talk about the value of finding colon cancer early, diagnosing it, treating it and the kind of followup care a patient needs once treatment is complete."
Cancer Care Nova Scotia, a program of the Department of Health and Wellness, was created in 1998 to facilitate quality cancer prevention and care for all Nova Scotians. It supports health professionals in providing patients with high quality care.
Its work with other organizations and its screening programs raise awareness about the importance of healthy lifestyles to reduce cancer risk, and educate Nova Scotians about available testing such as Pap tests for cervical cancer and Home Screening Kits for colon cancer. The goal is to find cancer earlier and treat it better.
The lecture will be available by video conference at the following sites:
- Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow
- Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney
- Colchester Regional Hospital, Truro
- Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre, Amherst
- Digby General Hospital, Digby
- Dartmouth General Hospital, Dartmouth
- Guysborough Memorial Hospital, Guysborough
- Hants Community Hospital, Windsor
- Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital, Tatamagouche
- Roseway Hospital, Shelburne
- St. Martha's Regional Hospital, Antigonish
- Strait Richmond Hospital, Evanston
- Soldiers Memorial Hospital, Middleton
- South Shore Regional Hospital, Bridgewater
- Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville
- Victoria County Memorial Hospital, Baddeck
- Yarmouth Regional Hospital, Yarmouth