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Tag: Colorectal cancer

This is our conversation_Cancers that are increasing in young individuals

Incidence of some cancers have been increasing in young individuals. Colorectal cancer is one of them.

Since often times cancer is considered a disease affecting the older folks, this new trend may mean that some young folks are not suspected to have cancer and as such their symptoms may be dismissed at the clinic, leading to delayed diagnoses and late stage diseases.

I talk about this a bit here in this short video – take a look:

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November 6, 2023November 6, 2023 by sevtapsavas Categories: Community Forum, This Is Our Conversation, This Is Our Conversation SeriesTags: Canada, cancer, Cancer in young adults, Colorectal cancer, Late diagnoses, Newfoundland and Labrador, Public Engagement, Public Outreach, This is Our Conversation Leave a comment

By Janine T. Cutting – Why am I speaking in the Public Conference on Cancer?

Here is what Janine T. Cutting, one of our patient speakers, has to say about the Public Conference on Cancer: https://youtu.be/qTvzvGA0IEM

For more info about Janine and her talk, please see here.

For our community. With our community.

Join us on Oct 15th for the Public Conference on Cancer.

To register, please visit: https://www.med.mun.ca/oped/programs/4534

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September 19, 2022September 28, 2022 by sevtapsavas Categories: Public Conference on Cancer - 2022Tags: Canada, cancer, Colorectal cancer, Community, For our community With our community, Janine Cutting, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, NL, patient speaker, Public Conference on Cancer, Public Engagement, Public Outreach, St. John's Leave a comment
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