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BREAST CANCER PREVENTION AND SCREENING What is Breast Cancer Why Breast Cancer Screening is Important 1 in 9 women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime Breast Cancer Risk Factors Two main risk factors are: Being a woman

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BREAST CANCER PREVENTION AND SCREENING

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What is Breast Cancer

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Why Breast Cancer Screening is Important

1 in 9 women

will develop breast cancer in their lifetime

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Breast Cancer Risk Factors

Two main risk factors are:

Being a woman
Getting older

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Who Should be Screened?

Women between the ages of 50 and 74 –

have a mammogram every two years

Women with a family or personal medical

history of breast cancer – talk to their doctor

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Breast Cancer Screening Test = Mammogram

Breast cancer found early by a mammogram

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How to Get a Mammogram

Women aged 50 to 74 can:

Make their own

appointment at a breast screening clinic

Ask their doctor to make an

appointment at a breast screening clinic

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Breast Screening Clinics

St. Michael’s Hospital, CIBC Breast Centre

30 Bond Street, 3rd Floor, Donnelly Wing, South 416-864-6040 Central Toronto Diagnostic Imaging 658 Danforth Ave., Main Floor (Pape & Danforth) 416-465-5735

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The Mammogram Appointment

How to prepare for a mammogram
What happens during a mammogram
What happens after a mammogram

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Breast Cancer Screening Letters

Sample Invitation Letter Sample Result Letter

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Know Your Breasts

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How to Lower the Risk of Breast Cancer

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Breast Cancer Screening Stories

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Group Discussion Questions

YES or NO?

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Canadian Cancer Society: www.cancer.ca 1 888 939-3333 Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care: www.ontario.ca/screenforlife My CancerIQ: www.mycanceriq.ca/ Toronto Public Health: www.toronto.ca/health 416-338-7600

For More Information

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Willow Breast Cancer Support Canada www.willow.org, 1-888-778-3100 Canadian Cancer Society:

Smokers Helpline – visit smokershelpline.ca
r call 1-877-513-5333
Peer support – call 1-888-939-3333 or email

info@cis.cancer.ca