It’s time to screen Canadians for breast cancer starting at age 40

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this fall, it's time to change Canada's screening guidelines.

Overwhelming evidence proves Canada is not doing enough to support early diagnosis of breast cancer, which drastically improves outcomes and saves lives, and in particular impacts Black, Asian, and Hispanic women, writes Jennie Dale.Photograph courtesy of Klaus Nielsen/pexels

Opinion

BY JENNIE DALE

October 12, 2023

Every October, as the leaves turn red, orange, and yellow, another colour also makes its appearance—pink. Each Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Canadians don pink ribbons and raise money for research, but tragically the needless suffering and deaths continue. This October, d...

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