Manitoba government rolls out new age requirements for breast cancer screening

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WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is expected to lower the age for breast cancer screenings beginning next year.

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WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government is expected to lower the age for breast cancer screenings beginning next year.

The province says it plans to progressively lower the age for self-referrals to 40 from 50, with a plan to get to the age of 45 for testing by the end of next year.

Currently, those younger than 50 can only get mammograms with a doctor’s referral.

The Manitoba government is expected to lower the age for breast cancer screenings beginning next year. In this May 22, 2015 photo, A woman receives a mammogram at the University of Michigan Cancer Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. on May 22, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Kimberly P. Mitchell/Detroit Free Press via AP, File
The Manitoba government is expected to lower the age for breast cancer screenings beginning next year. In this May 22, 2015 photo, A woman receives a mammogram at the University of Michigan Cancer Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. on May 22, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Kimberly P. Mitchell/Detroit Free Press via AP, File

Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara says the staggered rollout is to ensure the health-care system is equipped to handle the higher demand once the new age requirements come into effect.

The province’s cancer agency is working with health partners to hire more mammography technologists to increase screening appointments for individuals 50 to 74.

Once staffing needs are met, the agency expects the breast cancer screening program will see more than 80,000 appointments a year.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 24, 2024.

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