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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 13, 2010
 

Annual Golf Tournament a Swing in the Right Direction

From cure to prevention of Colorectal Cancer—that’s the focus of the Annual Screen for the Cure Golf Tournament being held on June 18 at the Brockville Golf and Country Club.

Colorectal cancer is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer in Canada, and the second leading cause in cancer-related deaths of Canadian men and women. Ironically, if screened and caught early, the chances for survival with this cancer increase by 95 per cent.

Screen for the Cure Golf Tournament will donate all monies raised to purchase new screening equipment for the Brockville General Hospital. Tournament begins on the 18th with a box lunch at 11:30 a.m., and shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. Registration fee is $140.00 ($95.00 for club members), including lunch, golf & cart, and dinner. Dinner only is $45.00.

You can register through the Brockville and District Hospital Foundation at 613-345-4478 or via the Pro Shop at the club. Not a golfer? Donations are also appreciated and can be made through the Foundation.

“Colon cancer screening is an important service for this community,” explains Dr. William Redmond, Honourary Chair of Screen for the Cure. “Be part of the program in Brockville and support the Screen for the Cure tournament. If you don't golf, any donation will help our local community directly to increase our ability to provide state-of-the-art care.”

Dr. William Redmond, Honourary Chair of Screen for the Cure, and Michele Myatt, Supervisor of Central Supply Reprocessing for BGH, pose with the colonoscope needed for early screening of colorectal cancer.


For more information, please contact:

Healthy people – Outstanding Care

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