Ottawa Pauses Preventive Health Task Force Amid Review Over Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations

Ottawa Pauses Preventive Health Task Force Amid Review Over Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations
Health Minister Mark Holland speaks at the SOS Medicare conference in Ottawa, on Feb.24, 2025. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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Federal Health Minister Mark Holland announced Tuesday he is temporarily suspending the work of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, which has come under fire for not recommending routine breast cancer screening for women under 50.

The task force provides guidelines for primary health-care providers about screening and other prevention and early detection measures for cancers and other diseases.