Our Programs

To address the unmet needs of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) and other metastatic cancer patients across Canada, Colorectal Cancer Canada (CCC) is proposing the Get Personal Campaign to educate patients and inform health policy about molecular profiling for use with companion diagnostics to increase access to personalized healthcare and precision medicine based on a patient’s specific genetic profile. The mission of this program is to raise awareness and advocate for timely reflex biomarker testing to ensure the most appropriate personalized treatment plan is developed according to the genomic makeup of a patient’s tumour and personal set of disease characteristics.

The mission of Colorectal Cancer Canada’s (CCC) Never Too Young Program (N2Y) is to raise awareness and enhance patient support around early age onset colorectal cancer (EAO CRC) in Canada in order to decrease the number of young people diagnosed with advanced stage disease.

Every person who has been touched by cancer may have a different understanding of the word “survivorship”. The Cope Thrive Survive (CTS) program refers to survivors as those living with, through and beyond cancer. The tools and resources from the program will not only address those with no evidence of disease (NED), but any patient or caregiver with the goal of getting back on their feet after a life-changing diagnosis of colorectal cancer.

Clinical trials are an essential step to advancing cancer research, providing the means for collecting evidence on novel ways of detecting, preventing, diagnosing and treating cancer. However, only a small percentage of patients participate in clinical trials due to barriers that make their participation difficult and sometimes impossible. An important barrier to participation in clinical trials is the lack of patient knowledge and awareness at the appropriate time in the cancer trajectory.

The Foods That Fight Cancer (FTFC) program educates Canadians about incorporating healthy, nutritional and fun choices into their daily diets, providing them with recipes that will assist them in making the right food choices in helping them to prevent colorectal cancer and other cancers as well. The anti-cancer properties contained in the recipes have the additional benefit of increasing the chances of surviving cancer in the long run.

To address the increasing incidence of colorectal cancer in young people, as well as the dismissal of symptoms and delayed diagnosis experienced by colorectal cancer patients of all ages, Colorectal Cancer Canada has launched the “My Symptoms Matter” program. The primary goal of the program is to educate family practitioners and primary health care providers about early detection and evaluation of colorectal cancer signs and symptoms. It also aims to raise public awareness and educate the public about self-identification of colorectal cancer symptoms and self-advocacy for care.

Treating colorectal cancer (CRC) has evolved over the past few decades. In the past, all patients might have received the standard therapy used for all people with colorectal cancer. Today, people with colorectal cancer may have very different kinds of tumors at the cellular level. The use of biomarkers has helped to create a more personalized approach to cancer care that helps to guide healthcare providers to make more informed decisions on your treatment options.