Once upon a time, women were encouraged to get mammograms to prevent breast cancer -- and that was essentially that. Today, debate swirls over the potential for breast cancer screening to lead to ...
A new mobile mammography unit will begin visiting 42 rural and northern communities across Saskatchewan in early 2026, ...
That’s the advice from Breast Cancer Canada vice-president Angela Marlatt, as Ontario lowers its age of self-referral breast screening to 40 on Oct. 8.
Should routine breast cancer screening begin at age 40 or 50? What may seem like a straightforward question is at the centre of a highly charged debate that’s been playing out in recent months as a ...
A breast cancer patient who says a mammogram likely saved her life has urged people to attend routine screening appointments.
A new mobile mammography unit is set to hit the province early next year, providing improved access to patients across 42 rural and northern communities. The modernized semi-trailer unit was unveiled ...
A new study finds that risk-based breast cancer screening could be as safe as annual mammograms, but an expert warns it may ...
Manitoba has lowered the age for breast cancer screening to 45 from 50, but the union for mammographers has warned that ...
Currently, US guidelines on mammogram screenings call for women to undergo regular exams every two years from the age of 50. Should women aged 40 to 49 decide to embark on the exam, a personalised ...
Saskatchewan’s decades-old mammography bus is retiring, making way for a new mobile unit that will continue to provide a ...
More Canadian women aged 50-69 than ever were getting mammograms by 2008, according to a new study released Tuesday by Statistics Canada. The national study, conducted in 2008, found that 72.5 per ...