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

2025 marks the 17th anniversary of Get Up There (GUT), an initiative dedicated to raising funds and awareness for colorectal cancer screening and prevention. Funds raised through GUT allowed the Dartmouth General Hospital Foundation to purchase state-of-the-art equipment and technology for colorectal cancer screening and outfitted a third Endoscopy Suite at Dartmouth General Hospital, used exclusively for screening FIT-positive (Fecal Immunochemical Test) patients, effectively eliminating the waiting list for these individuals.

As the Health Service Manager for Endoscopy at Dartmouth General I am fortunate to see the impacts the fundraising efforts have on increasing access to care for the community we serve. I look forward to Getting Up There on March 6th!