Honourable George Abbott


From left to right: Brian Schmidt, Interim President, BC Cancer Agency; Bonnie Jenic, patient, cancer survivor; Minister George Abbott; MLA Bill Barisoff, Penticton-Okanagan Valley; Dr. Andy Coldman, Vice President Oncology, BC Cancer Agency.

On January 22, 2009, Health Services Minister George Abbott launched a three-year, $3.8-million pilot colorectal cancer screening program to test the effectiveness of a new screening test in the early detection of colorectal cancer. [News release]

From left to right: Brian Schmidt, Interim President, BC Cancer Agency; Bonnie Jenic, patient, cancer survivor;  Minister George Abbott;  MLA Bill Barisoff, Penticton-Okanagan Valley; Dr. Andy Coldman, Vice President Oncology, BC Cancer Agency.

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