Eligible Albertans can now order a FIT kit online.
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Getting screened for cancer regularly is the best way to find it early, before you have any symptoms and when treatment is likely to work best. Alberta currently has provincial screening programs for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer.
Early detection essential in treating lung cancer. Read this firsthand patient experience here...
FIT (Fecal Immunochemical Test) is an at-home test used to screen for colorectal cancer. Learn more.
These customized trailers provide screening mammograms to eligible individuals in 120 communities across Alberta. Learn more.
Learn more about cancer screening in Alberta by watching these videos.
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CTV News Calgary Anchor Jocelyn Laidlaw: Speaks openly about her diagnosis of colorectal cancer hoping to encourage other to get screened.
Regular screening mammograms are the best way to find breast cancer early, when treatment may work better.
Up to 90% of cervical cancer can be prevented when women have regular Pap tests and follow-up on any abnormal results.
Regular screening with FIT or colonoscopy can prevent and detect colorectal cancer at its early stages when treatment is more effective.
The Alberta Lung Cancer Screening Program (ALCSP) has reached its target enrolment of 3,800 participants and the pilot is now closed. The ALCSP is no longer accepting new patients for lung cancer screening either though primary care providers or via self-referral due to the completion of the original pilot.
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While Alberta doesn't have other provincial cancer screening programs, screening for other cancers may be beneficial on an individual level.
