Colon Tour: A Day to Raise Awareness About Colorectal Cancer

As part of Blue March, Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the Montpellier Pharmacy Students’ Association is organizing an information and prevention day on March 27 at the Montpellier School of Pharmacy.

On this occasion, the Cancer League’s giant model of the colon will be set up in the faculty lobby starting at 9:30 a.m. This interactive exhibit will inform the public about screening and ways to prevent this disease. The booths of the various participating organizations will be open starting at 10:00 a.m.

Schedule for the day

• 11:30 a.m.: Opening remarks by Professor Dubois, President of the League Against Cancer, in the presence of Dr. Escande, the faculty’s Associate Director for Campus Life. (Lecture Hall B)
• All day until 4 p.m. : Information and discussion booths with partner organizations and groups:
  • Cancer League
  • Regional Health Agency
  • SMILE (Support for Patients Facing a Diagnosis)
  • PENut’S (Nutrition and Cancer Prevention)
  • Regional Cancer Screening Coordination Center – Occitanie (cancer screening)
  • CPAM
  • ROTARACT
  • Montpellier University Hospital – Immunology Department
  • AAEPM booth featuring a crêpe sale and a presentation of the association’s activities
• Lectures (Lecture Hall B):
  • 12:00 p.m.: Presentation by PENut’S on the role of nutrition in cancer prevention.
  • 12:45 p.m.: Lecture on the role of pharmacists in cancer care.

The event will end at 4 p.m. with the launch of the giant colon.

Students and staff at the University of Montpellier, please come out in large numbers to talk with healthcare professionals and gain a better understanding of the challenges involved in colorectal cancer screening and prevention.