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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.
Regular cervical cancer screening can save your life. Learn more.
These customized trailers provide screening mammograms to women in 120 communities across Alberta. Learn more.
"Screening mammograms was one of the most important things I've done." Read more.
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.
While Alberta doesn't have other provincial cancer screening programs, screening for other cancers may be beneficial on an individual level.