Cancer screening

Find out whether you should be screened for different types of cancer and how to access testing.

Should I get screened?

	Breast cancer	Cervical cancer	Colon cancer
Who	Women, trans men or gender diverse people aged 40 to 74	Women, trans men or gender diverse people with a cervix aged 25 to 69 who have ever been sexually active	People aged 50 to 74
What	Mammogram	Pap test	Fecal immunochemical test, also called a FIT
When	Every one to two years for people aged 40 to 49 and every two to three years for people aged 50 to 74	Yearly until three negative tests in a row. Then, every three years	Every two years
How	Contact a breast cancer screening site	Talk to a doctor or nurse practitioner or contact a cervical screening clinic	To find out if a FIT is the right screening test for you, fill out the questionnaire you got in the mail or call 1-844-777-3443

Cancer screening may help prevent cancer by finding changes in your body that could become cancer if left untreated.

Screening helps find cancer early before symptoms and before it spreads, when it’s easier to treat and your survival rate is better.

Early detection may mean less treatment and less time spent recovering.

Tests can sometimes suggest you have cancer even when you don’t (a false positive).

Tests may not detect cancer even though it is present (a false negative).

Some cancers diagnosed would not necessarily lead to death or decreased quality of life.

Having screening tests may lead to more tests and procedures that may be harmful.

For additional inquiries, you can contact us Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., excluding holidays.

Cancer screening information line:
1-844-777-3443