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Colon Check* is for women and men with no symptoms of colorectal cancer.

If you are healthy, why get checked?

  • Colorectal cancer can develop from small growths of tissue in the colon and rectum called polyps. If undiscovered and untreated, these growths can become cancerous.

  • Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in British Columbia; three people die from it everyday.

  • Fortunately, if detected at its earliest stage, the chance of survival is over 90%.


Screening can detect the early warning signs of colorectal cancer, and save your life.

*Colon Check is a New Program for Colorectal Cancer Screening Being Piloted in Penticton and Powell River (Includes: Lund, Blubber Bay, Gillies Bay, Savary Island, Van Anda and Toba) , B.C.