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Presentations prepared by: Canadian Cancer Society, Ontario Division, Prevention May 2012
Fight Breast Cancer
Prevention and Screening
Outline• Overview of who we are• What is breast cancer?• Signs and symptoms• Risk factors• Being breast aware• The Thingamaboob – why early detection and
screening matters
How we’re fighting cancer
• doing everything we can to prevent cancer
• funding research to outsmart cancer
• empowering, informing and supporting Canadians living with cancer
• advocating for public policies to improve the health of Canadians
• rallying Canadians to get involved in the fight against cancer
How common is breast cancer?
• 9 100 women in Ontario diagnosed
• 2 000 women in Ontario will die
Canadian Cancer Statistics, 2010
Risk factorsMost significant • female• being 50 or older
Also important• having breast cancer before• family history of breast cancer• family history of ovarian cancer• estrogen exposure• history of certain breast conditions• dense breast tissue (mammogram)• radiation treatment to chest (e.g. Non-
Hodgkin's Lymphoma)
Risk factorsMost significant • female• being 50 or older
Also important• having breast cancer before• family history of breast cancer• family history of ovarian cancer• estrogen exposure• history of certain breast conditions• dense breast tissue (mammogram)• radiation treatment to chest (e.g. Non-
Hodgkin's Lymphoma)
Other • obesity• alcohol• taking birth control
pills• higher socio-economic
status
Average-risk screening guidelines
If you are: You should:
Average-risk women
40 to 49yrs
Talk to your doctor about your risk of breastcancer, along with the benefits and risks ofmammography.
Average-risk screening guidelines
If you are: You should:
Average-risk women
40 to 49yrs
Talk to your doctor about your risk of breastcancer, along with the benefits and risksmammography.
Average-risk women
50 to 69yrsHave a mammogram every 2 years.
How can I get screened?
• Talk to your healthcare professional or • Call the Ontario Breast Screening Program
(1 800 668-9304)
Average-risk screening guidelines
If you are: You should:
Average-risk women
40 to 49yrs
Talk to your doctor about your risk of breastcancer, along with the benefits and risksmammography.
Average-risk women
70 yrs or older
Talk to your doctor about how often you should be tested for breast cancer.
Average-risk women
50 to 69yrs
Have a mammogram every 2 years.
High-Risk Screening Guidelines
If you are: You should:
High-risk women
30 to 69yrs
Mammogram
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),
Fight Back against Breast Cancer
• Be breast aware
• If you’re 50-69, get a mammogram every 2 years.
• Pass on the Thingamaboob message to the women in your life!
For the most up-to-date information:
• visit www.cancer.ca
• call the Canadian Cancer Society Cancer Information Service at 1 888 939-3333
Thank you!Presentation prepared by:
Canadian Cancer Society, Ontario Division, Public Affairs, PreventionAug 2010