/R E P E A T -- Media Invitation - Ludovick Bourgeois and the Canadian Cancer Society want to dethrone colon cancer/

Colon cancer, the second leading cause of death from cancer, is often silent.
But a simple at-home test can detect the disease early.

MONTREAL, March 8, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ -

WHAT:	Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) press event to educate Quebecers between the ages of 50 and 74 – one-third of the population – about the fact that a test that takes less than two minutes to take at home helps detect the disease at an early stage, BEFORE the signs and symptoms appear.
WHEN:	Saturday, March 9, 2019
	From 10:30 am to 12:00 pm
	Interviews with:
	Singer Ludovick Bourgeois, spokesman for the CCS's "Let's dethrone colon cancer" campaign, son of Patrick Bourgeois, who sadly died from colon cancer in the fall of 2017 Dr Josée Parent, President of the Association des gastro-entérologues du Québec  Yves Dubé, a man who was diagnosed with colon cancer at the age of 50, after taking an at-home screening test  A Canadian Cancer Society representative
	A press briefing will take place at around 11 am. Interviews can be done before or after the event.
WHERE:	Canadian Cancer Society
	5151 de l'Assomption Blvd., Montreal

• One in two cases of colorectal cancer is diagnosed after it has spread to other parts of the body. However, when colon cancer is detected and treated at an early stage, the odds of successfully being treated increase and the five-year survival rate jumps to over 90%. At an advanced stage, the survival rate is only 13%.
• Each year, around 6,800 Quebecers are diagnosed with colon cancer and 2,550 people die from the disease.
• Nearly 95% of colon cancer cases occur after the age of 50.
• Info: detrononslecancer.ca

SOURCE Canadian Cancer Society, Quebec Division

For further information: Media relations: Jasmine Goupil, 514 576-6611, [e-mail]