Ontario to Lower Age for Breast Cancer Screening to 40 in Fall 2024

Ontario to Lower Age for Breast Cancer Screening to 40 in Fall 2024
Ontario's Health Minister Sylvia Jones speaks with media at Queen’s Park in Toronto in a file photo. Ms. Jones has announced Ontario will lower the eligibility age for routine mammograms from 50 to 40 beginning next fall. The Canadian Press/Christopher Katsarov
Jennifer Cowan
Updated:
0:00
Ontario has announced it will lower the eligibility age for routine mammograms from age 50 to 40 beginning next fall in a bid to detect and treat breast cancer at an earlier stage.
Health Minister Sylvia Jones said the upcoming expansion means an additional 130,000 mammograms will be completed in the province annually.
Jennifer Cowan
Jennifer Cowan
Author
Jennifer Cowan is a writer and editor with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.
Related Topics