“A ground-breaking population study in cancer risk, electronic checklists for surgeons, screening patients for pain and distress to better provide relief, and a shared national approach to colorectal cancer screening are just a few examples of Canada’s cancer control strategy in action,” says Jessica Hill, CEO, the Partnership.

Though not required for most colorectal cancer cases, the surgeon may need to perform a colostomy if it is not possible to reattach the two parts of the colon or rectum.

Cover photos, left to right: A participant in Alberta’s The Tomorrow Project, one of five regional partners in the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project, undergoes regular assessment; Dr. John Srigley, head of the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Program at Cancer Care Ontario and Professor at McMaster University’s Faculty of Health Sciences; Partnership Board Chair Jeff Lozon, President and Chief Executive Officer of St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, and Board Member Dr. Louis Dionne, a cancer surgeon and founder of La Maison Michel-Sarrazin in Quebec City, the first free-standing hospice in Canada; representatives of the Partnership-led National Colorectal Cancer Sc ...[+++]reening Network