Every day, one Nova Scotian dies from a disease that is 90% preventable: colorectal cancer.

2025 marks the 17th anniversary of Get Up There, an initiative dedicated to raising funds and awareness for colorectal cancer screening and prevention.

Last year's GUT campaign supported a public awareness effort aimed at encouraging more individuals to complete and return their FIT tests. Currently, only 45% of individuals who receive the kit complete and return it.

Nova Scotia has one of the highest rates of colorectal cancer in Canada with 800 new cases diagnosed every year - and with less than half of the screening kits returned, there are likely many other Nova Scotians with an undiagnosed cancer.

I'm a cancer survivor so I will keep 'getting up there' until 100% of kits are returned and we deny colorectal cancer the chance to take the lives of more Nova Scotians.

Together, let's make a difference!