/R E P E A T -- Media Invitation - Ludovick Bourgeois and the Canadian Cancer Society want to dethrone colon cancer/

WHAT:

Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) press event to educate Quebecers between the ages of 50 and 74 ? one-third of the population ? about the fact that a test that takes less than two minutes to take at home helps detect the disease at an early stage, BEFORE the signs and symptoms appear.

WHEN:

Saturday, March 9, 2019

From 10:30 am to 12:00 pm

Interviews with:

• Singer Ludovick Bourgeois, spokesman for the CCS's "Let's dethrone colon cancer" campaign, son of Patrick Bourgeois, who sadly died from colon cancer in the fall of 2017
• Dr Josée Parent, President of the Association des gastro-entérologues du Québec 
• Yves Dubé, a man who was diagnosed with colon cancer at the age of 50, after taking an at-home screening test 
• A Canadian Cancer Society representative       

A press briefing will take place at around 11 am. Interviews can be done before or after the event.

WHERE:

Canadian Cancer Society

5151 de l'Assomption Blvd., Montreal