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Breast Cancer

• Published: April 1999
• Revised: March 2007
• Topic: Women's health; cancer screening
• Scope: Routine screening recommendations
• Abstract: This guideline provides recommendations on the appropriate age groups to receive breast cancer screening and makes recommendations for mammography, clinical breast exam and BSE.
• Target Population:
  • • All asymptomatic women (with no prior history of breast cancer) aged 50 to 65
  • • Selective populations 40 – 49 and >65
• Exclusions:
  • • Women with signs or symptoms suggesting breast cancer
  • • Women with previous history of breast cancer
  • • Men
• Working Group Membership: Family physician, general practitioners, radiologists, general surgeons, gynecologist, oncologist, pathologist, epidemiologist, medical officer of health, RN, medical student, public representatives, Canadian Cancer Society representative, Breast Cancer Policy Council representative