Cancer

Canadian breast cancer screening programs

Province/Territory	High risk breast cancer screening guidelines	Breast cancer screening program	Administrative agency
British Columbia	High risk eligibility	Breast cancer screening policy	BC Cancer Agency
Alberta	Recommendation for high risk populations Calgary Breast Health Program	Breast cancer screening resources for healthcare providers	Screeningforlife.ca – Alberta Health Services
Saskatchewan		Saskatchewan Screening Program for Breast Cancer (SPBC)	Saskatchewan Cancer Agency
Manitoba	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) Breast Health Centre	BreastCheck BreastCheck guidelines	Cancer Care Manitoba
Ontario	Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP) for high risk women	Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP) for average risk women	Cancer Care Ontario
Quebec		Québec Breast Cancer Screening Program | Le Programme québécois de dépistage du cancer du sein (PQDCS)	Santé et Services Sociaux Québec
New Brunswick		New Brunswick Breast Cancer Screening Program	New Brunswick Cancer Network (NBCN) is a branch of the Department of Health
Nova Scotia	Breast MRI Guidelines including high risk eligibility	Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program	Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness
Prince Edward Island		PEI Provincial Breast Screening Program	Health PEI
Newfoundland and Labrador	Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and High Risk Hereditary Breast Cancer (SUMMARY,PDF, November 2012 Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and High Risk Hereditary Breast Cancer (GUIDELINE, PDF, November 2012)	Breast Screening Program: Eastern Health Central Health Western Health	Cancer Care a program of Eastern Health
Yukon		Yukon Mammography Program at Whitehorse General Hospital	Yukon Hospital Corporation
Northwest Territories		Northwest Territories Breast Cancer Screening	NWT Health and Social Services
Nunavut			Guidelines under review

NOTE: Currently there are five provinces (British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador) that have developed standard guidelines for MRI referral.

 

Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tools
Breast and Ovarian Analysis of Disease Incidence and Carrier Estimation Algorithm (BOADICEA)	BOADICEA is a computer program that is used to estimate BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation carrier probabilities and breast/ovarian cancer risks on the basis of family history. http://ccge.medschl.cam.ac.uk/boadicea/
IBIS Breast Cancer Risk Evaluation Tool	Risk calculation program uses a woman’s family history is used to calculate the likelihood of her carrying an adverse gene, which in turn affects her likelihood of developing breast cancer. http://www.ems-trials.org/riskevaluator/
General Cancer Resources
Canadian Cancer Society (CCS)	Canadian Cancer Society is a national, community-based organization of volunteers whose mission is the eradication of cancer and the enhancement of the quality of life of people living with cancer. http://www.cancer.ca/
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)	The NCCN a not-for-profit alliance of 21 of the world’s leading cancer centres, is dedicated to improving the quality and effectiveness of care provided to patients with cancer.  NCCN promotes the importance of continuous quality improvement and recognizes the significance of creating clinical practice guidelines appropriate for use by patients, clinicians, and other health care decision-makers. http://www.nccn.org/index.asp

 

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