Breast cancer screening
About breast cancer screening
Breast cancer screening is checking for breast cancer in women who look healthy before signs and symptoms of the disease appear. Breast cancer cannot yet be prevented, but screening for it helps find the disease when it is still in the early stages. This increases the chances of healing.
Breast cancer is:
- the most common cancer among women in Québec
- the second leading cause of death from cancer among women in Québec
In Québec, the only breast cancer screening method recommended is a mammogram.
Last update: February 1, 2024
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