Seniors Canada On-line
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Canada's Trusted Information Source for Seniors, Caregivers, Families and Service Providers.
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A to Z Index
The A to Z Index presents a list of sites that relate to a specific subject. For example, if you were looking for anything to do with 'injuries' you would click on the letter 'I', then click on the subject 'injuries'. This would give you a list of all sites that have been assigned the subject 'injuries'.
"Cancer screening"
No information found for Yukon Territory on this subject.
The following links, however, may be of interest:
Canada
Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed among Canadian women. Despite slight declines in mortality rates over the past decade for women with breast cancer, one in nine Canadian women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime; one in 25 Canadian women will die from this disease.
Source : Government of Canada. Public Health Agency of Canada. Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control.
Cervical Cancer: Screening hard-to-reach groups
This article, published by the Canadian Mediacal Association Journal, discusses the importance of PAP tests for cervical cancer among hard-to-reach groups.
Source : Canadian Medical Association Journal
Population-based Colorectal Cancer Screening
Technical Report for the National Committee on Colorectal Cancer Screening & Recommendations for Population-based Colorectal Cancer Screening.
Source : Health Canada
Reducing The Risk of Breast Cancer
This fact sheet gives information on how you can reduce the risk of developing breast cancer. Research shows that you can lower your risk of developing the disease or dying from it by minimizing lifestyle and environmental risk factors and through breast cancer screening.
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