Program Evaluation

General notice

Notice

Women aged 70 to 74 without any health problems that would reduce their life expectancy to less than 10 years can participate in the Québec Breast Cancer Screening Program’s (PQDCS) out-of-program screening. To do so, they must speak with a health professional to obtain a medical prescription.

The content of this web page will soon be updated to reflect this information.

Notice publication date: April 6, 2023

The Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux has given the responsibility of evaluating the results and performance of the PQDCS to the Institut national de santé publique du Québec.

To learn more, consult the Québec Breast Cancer Screening Program Evaluation section of the INSPQ’s website This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only).