Addressing colorectal cancer screening disparities in Nova Scotia--StFX’s Dr. Arlinda Ruco awarded Canadian Cancer Society Emerging Scholar Research Grant
https://www.stfx.ca/news/Arlinda-Ruco
Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers in Canada and the Atlantic provinces have some of the highest numbers of new cases and deaths. Screening can reduce mortality by preventing and/or catching the disease early. But in Nova Scotia, the screening participation rate remains low, around 41 per cent. StFX Interdisciplinary Health professor Dr. Arlinda Ruco has been awarded a Canadian Cancer...