Cancer Prevention and Screening

Prevention and screening are important tools in reducing the burden of cancer. Screening is the early detection of cancer or pre-cancerous conditions in individuals that do not have symptoms of cancer. In Canada, scientific evidence supports population-based cancer screening programs for three types of cancers: breast, cervical, and colorectal.

Experts agree that at least 50% of cases and deaths can be prevented by healthier life choices. Visit the following websites to get more information on prevention initiatives:

Quit smoking
Healthy living
Reducing cancer risk

New Brunswick Breast Cancer Screening Program

Established in 1995, this program is offered through each Regional Health Authority in the province. There are 16 breast cancer screening sites throughout N.B.

Important Breast Cancer Screening Information

Women between the ages of 50 and 69 have a higher risk of getting breast cancer
Regular breast cancer screening examinations (every two years) for these women can help detect breast cancers early and reduce mortality
Breast cancer is the most common cancer amongst women in New Brunswick
- over 500 are diagnosed each year
About 130 NB women die from breast cancer each year - second only to lung cancer

Access

Who can access the New Brunswick Breast Cancer Screening Program?

Women residing in NB who are 50 - 69 years of age and have no signs or symptoms of breast cancer or previous diagnosis of breast cancer can self-refer to breast cancer screening by contacting one of the screening sites.

Women residing in NB who are between 40 - 49 or over 69 years of age and have no signs or symptoms of breast cancer or previous diagnosis of breast cancer require a referral from a doctor or nurse practitioner.

Where are Breast Cancer Screening Services located in New Brunswick and how to make an appointment

Breast Cancer Screening Services are offered at the following 16 sites throughout NB, listed below by Regional Health Authorities:

Regional Health Authorities - Breast Cancer Screening Service
RHA A Zone 1	RHA B Zone 1
Breast Cancer Screening Program Dr. Georges-L. Dumont Regional Hospital Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging) Department 330 Université Avenue Moncton, NB, E1C 2Z3 (506) 862-4090	Breast Screening Program Katherine Wright Center 100 Arden Street Suite 100 Moncton, N.B., E1C 4B7 (506) 855-2010
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RHA B Zone 2	RHA B Zone 2
Breast Cancer Screening Service St. Joseph's Hospital St. Joseph’s Women’s Health Centre 130 Bayard Drive Saint John, NB, E2L 3L6 (506) 632-5700 Mammograms: 1-506-632-5566	Breast Cancer Screening Service Charlotte County Hospital Diagnostic Imaging Department 4 Garden Street St. Stephen, NB, E3L 2L9 (506) 465-4444 Breast Cancer Screening Service Mammograms: 1-506-465-4450
Sussex Health Centre Diagnostic Imaging Department 75 Leonard Drive Sussex, NB, E4E 2P7 (506) 432-3100 Mammograms: 1-506-432-3431
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RHA B Zone 3	RHA B Zone 3
Breast Cancer Screening Service Oromocto Public Hospital Diagnostic Imaging Department 103 Winnebago Street Oromocto, NB, E2V 1C6 (506) 357-4747	Breast Cancer Screening Service Upper River Valley Hospital Diagnostic Imaging Department 14462 Route 2 Waterville, NB  E7P 2T5 1-800-656-7575
Breast Cancer Screening Service Hôpital Hotel-Dieu of St. Joseph Diagnostic Imaging Department 10 Woodland Hill Perth-Andover, NB, E7H 5H5 (506) 273-7181
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RHA A Zone 4	RHA A Zone 4
Breast Cancer Screening Service Edmundston Regional Hospital Diagnostic Imaging Department 275 Hébert Boulevard, Edmundston, NB, E3V 4E4 (506) 739-7346 Toll Free: 1-877-739-7346	Breast Cancer Screening Service Grand Falls General Hospital Diagnostic Imaging Department 625 Évérard H. Daigle Boulevard, Box 7061, Grand Falls, NB, E3Z 2R9 (506) 739-7346 Toll Free: 1-877-739-7346
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RHA A Zone 5	RHA A Zone 5
Breast Cancer Screening Service Campbellton Regional Hospital Diagnostic Imaging Department 189 Lily Lake Road P.O. Box 880 Campbellton, NB, E3N 3H3 (506) 789-5000	Breast Cancer Screening Service St. Joseph Community Health Centre Diagnostic Imaging Department 280 Victoria Street, Unit # 1 Dalhousie, NB, E8C 2R6 (506) 684-7000
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RHA A Zone 6
To make an appointment: Women in the Chaleur region, please call: 1-866-931-4400 Women in the Acadian Peninsula, please call: 726-2194
Breast Cancer Screening Program Chaleur Regional Hospital Diagnostic Imaging Department 1750 Sunset Drive Bathurst, NB, E2A 4L7	Breast Cancer Screening Program L’Hôpital de Tracadie-Sheila Diagnostic Imaging Department 400, rue des Hospitalières C.P. 3180, succ. Bureau-chef Tracadie-Sheila, NB, E1X 1G5
Breast Cancer Screening Program Community Health Centre l’Enfant-Jésus Diagnostic Imaging Department 1 St. Pierre Boulevard West P. O. Box 900 Caraquet, NB, E1W 1B6
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RHA B Zone 7
Breast Cancer Screening Service Miramichi Regional Hospital Diagnostic Imaging Department 500 Water Street Miramichi, NB, E1V 3G5 (506) 623-3000
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