The Association strongly advocates that treatments be approved for use with all reasonable combinations of chemotherapies for colorectal cancer affording physicians and patients the best choice of treatment in the circumstances.

"Our goal is to ensure that the mortality rate from this disease falls as much as possible through primary prevention and screening and to ensure that those patients already touched by the disease are afforded every chance possible to find a cure and prolong their lives," Stein said.

The CCAC will be including the message of primary prevention (diet and exercise) and screening as it tours the country with its 40' long Giant Colon exhibits, in the months ahead. The exhibits help to educate the public on the signs and symptoms of colorectal cancer and other diseases of the colon. "The CCAC is extremely supportive of provincial screening programs such as Ontario's Colon Cancer Check and we will do everything we can to help bring awareness about these important initiatives," Stein said.

Source: COLORECTAL CANCER ASSOCIATION OF CANADA