Canadian Statistics for Cancers “Below the Waist”
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in Canada
Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of death from cancer
In Canadian men, prostate cancer will continue as the leading form of cancer diagnosed, with an estimated 20,700 newly diagnosed cases
Prostate cancer affects one out of nine Canadian men in their lifetime
Each year, over 2,400 Canadian women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer is the most fatal cancer affecting the female reproductive organs in Canada; 1,500 women die of the disease every year
Team three bags full climbed into our handmade knickers at the fundraiser for research of cancers below the waist. We knit our undies and shoulder wraps before the event, then knit small projects while we walked, carrying them in our Go Knit Pouches. We arrived early enough to find a shady spot to work before we headed out.
We walked along the False Creek seawall, on this amazingly beautiful day.
