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Canada won’t lower breast cancer screening guidelines to 40, despite expert pushback

July 3, 2024

Canada’s guidelines for routine breast cancer screenings will remain unchanged, despite mounting pressure from medical experts who have labelled them as “dangerous.”

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Sask. breast cancer patients, advocates call for change to new screening guidelines.

July 3, 2024

Advocates for breast cancer awareness are calling for reforms to Canada’s new breast cancer screening guidelines that were released last week.

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CTV National News: Breast cancer screenings

July 3, 2024

New guidelines in Canada suggest not all women in their 40s should be routinely screening for breast cancer. Judy Trinh explains.

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The U.S. may lower the breast cancer screening age to 40. Should Canada follow?

June 8, 2023
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OTTAWA- November 24, 2021 – Jennifer Quaid, an Ottawa law prof who was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer just after she turned 50. She had asked for a mammogram earlier but was told she didn’t qualify. PHOTO BY JEAN LEVAC /Postmedia Article content Just days after a U.S. task force recommended breast cancer screening…

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Patient Advocate Shira Farber speaks to Global news about the impact of being denied a mammogram in her 40s

November 3, 2022
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Breast cancer survivor calls for access to routine mammograms for all Canadian women in their 40s

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Patient Colleen Packer speaks to CTV Calgary about being denied a mammogram in her 40s

April 11, 2022
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Early screening: Cancer patients call on province to pave way for early breast cancer screening

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DBC’s Director of Advocacy and Education, Quebec,

February 21, 2022

Annie Slight speaks to CTV Montreal about breast density and how information is not directly shared with the women of Quebec about an important breast cancer risk

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Early Detection of Breast Cancer Saves Lives

October 15, 2021

CTV Morning Live Vancouver with Dr. Paula Gordon

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‘Outdated’ breast cancer screening guidelines failing Canadian women: report

October 3, 2021
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Global News National: Drs. Seely and Gordon video and interview with Saba Aziz. Patient advocates Annie Slight and Nicola St. George.

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