Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

March

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. This year, Colorectal Cancer Canada (“CCC”) is highlighting the importance of screening with our various activities and the launch of our “Cancer doesn't wait, why should you?” campaign. Our objective is to make Canadians aware that colorectal cancer is Preventable, Treatable, and Beatable, and, if caught in its early stages, it is 90% curable. As colorectal cancer is not just an old person’s dis...

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PUSH FOR YOUR TUSH 2023, 25th Anniversary

May 28th to July 9th in-person, all summer online

Let's Kick Cancer's Butt! The 2023 ANNUAL 5K/10K RUN/WALK! Push for Your Tush is Canada's largest colorectal cancer focused event, all in support of our mission: to reduce the incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer in Canada. Click here to register Join a walk/run in your community or join us virtually, and help us celebrate our 25th anniversary while reducing the incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer in Canada. Vi...

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Kick Ass Golf Tournament 2023: Join us!

July 20th, 2023

Dear Golfers, We are very happy to announce that the 2023 Kick Ass Golf tournament will take place on July 20th at the beautiful Angus Glen Golf Course. We had a very successful event last year and we hope to have even more golfers join us this year! PLEASE SAVE THE DATE: JULY 20th! We are offering an Early Bird special for the 2023 Kick Ass Golf Tournament starting today until end of March – and a friendly reminder that March is Colorec...

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Young Survivors Week

June

During the first week of June, individuals with colorectal cancer under the age of 50 are honoured. We connect with patients, survivors, and caregivers through social media, asking them to change their profile pictures and submit their stories and photos to create a buzz around early age onset colorectal cancer....

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Colorectal Cancer Community Conference

May 17^th and 18^th from 12-5pm EST

Register today! Come and join us in ENHANCING THE PATIENT VOICE! Thanks to the participation and feedback from last year’s conference, we will be hosting our 2nd annual Colorectal Cancer Community Conference on May 17th and 18th from 12-5pm EST Whether you are a patient, survivor, family member, caregiver and/or health professional, this conference is for you! With a virtual two half-day interactive format, this year’s conference will f...

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PUSH FOR YOUR TUSH 2022 IS BACK IN 5 CITIES AND VIRTUALLY NATIONWIDE!

It’s that time again! We are delighted to announce that this year, Push For Your Tush 5k/10k Walk/Run will be LIVE & VIRTUAL at the same time! Join us at the live event nearest to you or virtually to raise funds and awareness of colorectal cancer, the nation's second-leading cancer killer. Virtual PFYT: Anytime|Anywhere till August 28 May 29: Montreal, QC June 5: London, ON June 11: Vancouver, BC June 18: Shelburne, NS June 26: Toron...

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Kick Ass Golf Tournament 2022: Join us!

Cooped up inside? Missing the green? Wanting to make a difference? Then come join us for our 11th yearly Kick Ass Golf Tournament on July 21st! The annual tournament is a safe, outdoors, all-skills, all-ages event. Since 2011, participants have had a blast while raising funds for CCC's life-saving work in colorectal cancer research, awareness, education, and patient care. Get out of the bunker and come on out to the beautiful Angus Glen...

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Colorectal Cancer Community Conference 2021

ENGAGE, EDUCATE, EMPOWER (This event is now over. Watch the sessions here) The Colorectal Cancer Community is joining together for a two half-day virtual conference on May 18th and 19th 2021, to support each other, be educated by experts and become empowered to prevent, treat, and beat colorectal cancer! Whether you are a patient at any stage, undergoing treatment or have completed treatment, a caregiver or family member, a health profes...

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Overview: 4th Annual Patient Group Pathway Model to Accessing Cancer Clinical Trials & RWE Methodologies Conference

Our 4th Annual Patient Group Pathway Model to Accessing Cancer Clinical Trials and RWE Methodologies Conference, with a special focus this year on precision medicine, took place on October 21. We were privileged to welcome a renowned roster of international presenters representing diverse stakeholders in the cancer clinical trial continuum. Presenters offered expert insights on international collaboration on regulatory approval of new oncolog...

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Patient Group Pathway Model to Accessing Cancer Clinical Trials and RWE Conference

October 21, 2020

Hold the Date! On behalf of Colorectal Cancer Canada (CCC), you are cordially invited to attend the Patient Group Pathway Model to Accessing Cancer Clinical Trials and Real World Evidence Methodologies Conference with a special focus on precision medicine. Conference: October 21, 2020 (9:00 am - 4:00 pm) Location: THE EVENT WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY THIS YEAR! This event will reinforce patient and patient group partnerships among those who a...

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