Media Advisory - The Giant Colon tour returns to beautiful British Columbia and will be invading the University of British Columbia's Life Sciences Centre, open to staff, faculty, the student body and all those brave enough to take the tour, are you?

VANCOUVER, Feb. 1, 2013 /CNW/ -

WHAT:	The Giant Colon Exhibit is a fourty-foot long and eight foot high inflatable, multimedia, replica of the human colon. Visitors of all ages are introduced to various pathologies that may threaten the human colon - three dimensional and "super sized." Pathologies include: external and internal hemorrhoids, ulcerative colitis, crohn's disease, and rectal cancer, various types of polyps, diverticula, and advanced colorectal cancer.  Visitors will walk through The Giant Colon and view five short videos narrated by Dr. Preventino, the CCAC animated scholar-in-residence. The educational message visitors will receive is relates to the importance of screening and primary prevention of colorectal cancer.
WHO:	The University of British Columbia (UBC) Risk Management Services will host The Giant Colon in the Life Sciences Centre
WHEN:	Tuesday February 5, 2013 from 8am - 6pm
WHERE:	Life Sciences Centre, 2350 Health Services Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3 For a map and parking information, visit: http://www.maps.ubc.ca/?529
WHY:	One in 14 men and one in 16 women are expected to develop the disease during their lifetime. One in 28 men and one in 31 women will die from it. The disease is preventable through screening and if detected early, it can be cured successfully 90 % of the time.

The mission of the CCAC is to improve the quality of life of patients and increase awareness of the disease. Our activities focus on Awareness and Education including cancer prevention, support programs for patients and their families, advocacy initiatives for provincial screening programs and equal and timely access to effective treatments to improve patient outcome. The CCAC encourages cancer prevention through awareness and education, healthy lifestyles (diet and physical activity) and population-based screening. 

 

 

SOURCE: Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada

CONTACT:    Assistant Communications Coordinator | Public Affairs Office - The University of British Columbia
Heather Amos ([email protected]) Phone [phone] | Cell 604 828 3867

Exhibits Manager/Communications Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada
Ronald Basdeo ([email protected]) 1-877-50-COLON (26566) cell: 514-554-1994