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The Alberta Cancer Board is mandated by the government of Alberta under the Cancer Programs Act to coordinate all cancer research, prevention and treatment programs in the province of Alberta. Its services include cancer prevention and screening, public education, diagnosis and treatment, and basic and applied research. It is able to integrate research efforts with clinical practice, ensuring that Albertans benefit from the latest scientific advances in cancer treatment.

Information about cancer and services. Support the daffodil sales that make up a great deal of the CCS financial support.

Dedicated to providing the most up to date cancer information on the treatment and prevention of cancer for patients and professionals. The Patient Resource Center provides patients, their families and caregivers in-depth information on cancer treatment, prevention, news, side effects, support resources and clinical trials in order to enable them to make informed decisions.

Alternative cancer treatments. It's not just about chemo, radiation, and surgery anymore. Your environment and diet can be good or bad for you. Sign up for the newsletter!

Driven by a vision to be the worldwide leader in the field, CTCA is on the leading edge of cancer treatment and has been for over 20 years. Through aggressive research involving innovative new techniques and therapies, we apply the results of this research faster than many can imagine. We battle this disease with many weapons and we never give up.

A new program of the Government of Canada. As of January 4, 2004, you can receive compassionate care benefits up to a maximum of 6 weeks if you have to be absent from work to provide care or support to a gravely ill family member with a significant risk of death within 26 weeks.

This site helps to bring all the victims of colon cancer together. Share ideas, feelings, hopes, and resources to join together to fight this horrible disease.

The Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada (CCAC) is the first non-profit organization dedicated to supporting people with colorectal cancer, their families and caregivers. Its mission is to improve the quality of life of patients and increase awareness of the disease.

This site is intended to assist people with cancer, their family, friends and caregivers find the information to help them make decisions regarding treatment and management of their disease. Proposed Screening Guidelines

Living Well With Cancer is a Partnership among people living with cancer, cancer survivors, individuals representing cancer organizations, health care professionals, and a health care industry partner. Very good resource site.

 Few people realize that colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of death in North America. And, tragically, by the time it’s diagnosed, the malignancy has spread to other organs in 55 per cent of the cases.
So what’s the best approach for preventing colon cancer? Under ideal circumstances, everyone over the age of 40 should have an initial colonoscopy.