Health and Community Services
July 22, 2015

Media Advisory: Minister to Announce Expansion of Colon Cancer Screening Program

The Honourable Steve Kent, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health and Community Services, will announce an expansion of the Provincial Colon Cancer Screening Program tomorrow (Thursday, July 23) at 1:00 p.m. Minister Kent will be joined by David Diamond, President and Chief Executive Officer, Eastern Health; Katherine Chubbs, Vice-President of Cancer Care, Eastern Health; and Dr. Jerry McGrath, Medical Director, Provincial Colon Cancer Screening Program.

The announcement will take place in the Pillar Room of St. Clare’s Hospital in St. John’s. Media representatives are asked to meet at the main entrance of St. Clare’s Hospital starting at 12:30 p.m. for escort to the conference room.

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Media contact:

Tina Williams
Director of Communications
Department of Health and Community Services
709-729-1377, 728-2837
tinawilliams@gov.nl.ca

2015 07 22                                                            4:10 p.m.