Giant Colon Tour raises awareness

Making the public aware of colorectal cancer screening was just what the doctor ordered in Niagara as residents took an inside look at an inflated 40-foot long walk-through colon, complete with polyps.

The Niagara Health System partnered with Niagara Region Public Health, Ontario’s ColonCancerCheck program, Cancer Care Ontario and the Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada to bring the Giant Colon Tour to the Pen Centre Jan. 22 and 23. The walk-through exhibit is being set up across Ontario this winter to showcase the importance of colorectal screening.

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Photos courtesy of Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada