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Cancer Prevention & Early Detection Recommendations

Download a helpful card that summarizes the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care's guidelines. » click here

CCMB Cancer Screening Programs

Manitoba Breast Cancer Screening Program » click here

Manitoba Cervical Cancer Screening Program » click here

ColonCheck Manitoba » click here

Prostate Screening Decision Aides (PDFs to download)

BC Cancer Foundation Pamphlet (2005) American Academy of Family Physicians Decision Guide (2003) Centre for Disease Control PSA Decision Guide National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet on PSA for Patients (2004)

 

What can our patients do to reduce their risk of getting cancer or to improve their chance of detecting it early?

The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care has done evidence based reviews and given ratings to a variety of prevention and screening "maneuvers". This handy card is a collaborative effort between UPCON, the CancerCare Manitoba Foundation, and the Manitoba Breast Screening Program.

Cancer Screening Programs in Manitoba

CancerCare Manitoba oversees provincial screening programs in breast, cervical and colorectal cancer.

Check out the links in the box to the right to learn more about these three exemplary screening programs and the resources available for community physicians and patients.

Prostate Cancer Screening

The evidence is presently insufficient to determine whether screening asymptomatic men for prostate cancer with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) or digital rectal exam (DRE) reduces mortality from prostate cancer.

While waiting for the results of clinical trials that will help answer this question, most authorities recommend that physicians discuss the possible harms and benefits with patients and involve them actively in the decision making about screening. The decision aids in the box can help with this discussion.

We make the following recommendations for additional information:

• The National Cancer Institute has a helpful summary of prostate cancer screening information.

• The BC Cancer Agency provides a review of PSA screening topics.