What is cancer screening? Cancer screening means testing your body for cancer. Cancer screening saves lives because it can find cancer early when it’s easier to treat or cure.
Use the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care's Time To Screen Tool to help you find out when you should screen for breast cancer, cervical cancer and colorectal cancer.
Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) is now sending letters to invite you to begin screening, to remind you when it’s time to screen again, and to inform you of results for all 3 cancer screening programs.
2014 March: CCO will send invitation letters to eligible women turning 50. Breast screening appointments are self-referral and can be made at any OBSP screening site. 1-800-668-9304. Talk to your health care provider.
2013 August: CCO began sending invitation letters to eligible women aged 30-69 inviting them to book a Pap test with their family doctor or nurse practitioner.
2014 March: CCO will send letters to people aged 50-74 who have never been screened for colorectal cancer or who are due for colorectal screening inviting you to obtain the Fecal Occult Blood Test FOBT kit and to discuss screening with your family doctor or nurse practitioner.
