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1. • • Manitoba will lower the breast cancer screening age from 50 to 45 by the end of next year in an effort to reduce the risk of getting cancer, the health minister announced Tuesday. The province will phase in a lower age for self-referred screenings, eventually dropping it to 40, Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara said in a news release on Tuesday.
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   Will Manitoba lower the age for breast cancer screenings?

   • The Manitoba government is expected to lower the age for breast cancer screenings beginning next year. The province says it plans to progressively lower the age for self-referrals to 40 from 50, with a plan to get to the age of 45 for testing by the end of next year. Currently, those younger than 50 can only get mammograms with a doctor’s referral.

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   Will Manitoba's 'vague promise' reduce breast cancer screening?

   • When fully expanded, the province estimates its breast cancer screening program will nearly double its capacity to over 80,000 screening mammograms per year. Meantime, Manitoba PC Health Critic Kathleen Cook welcomed the push to lower the screening age, but said the province’s ‘vague promise’ to eventually lower it to 40 was not good enough.

   Manitoba unveils plan to lower age for mammogram self-referrals

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   Will Manitoba lower the age for mammogram self-referrals?

   • The province has announced a new plan to lower the age for mammogram self-referrals to 40 from 50 in an effort to get more Manitobans screened for breast cancer. The province unveiled the new plan Tuesday, with a pledge to lower the age to 45 by next year.

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   When will mammogram screenings be lowered in Manitoba?

   • The province is expected to make an announcement about the initiative on Tuesday. Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara says the age for mammogram screenings will be lowered to 45 by the end of next year in Manitoba, with a longer-term goal of reducing it to 40.

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   5 days ago · Currently, Manitoba only offers screening mammograms to women over the age of 50, but there are plans in the works to change that. The province announced Tuesday a new strategy to lower the age ...

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   5 days ago · Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals President Jason Linklater is pictured in a Sept. 24, 2024 interview. (Jon Hendricks/CTV News Winnipeg) Meantime, PC Health Critic Kathleen Cook welcomed the push to lower the age, but said the province’s ‘vague promise’ to eventually lower the screening age to 40 was not good enough.

5. www.winnipegfreepress.com › breakingnews › 2024Manitoba to lower breast-cancer screening to age 40

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   4 days ago · Email. The province announced a plan Tuesday to increase screening for breast cancer by progressively lowering the age for self-referrals from 50 to 40, including a commitment to get to age 45 by ...

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   5 days ago · The Manitoba government is expected to lower the age for breast cancer screenings beginning next year. The province says it plans to progressively lower the age for self-referrals to 40 from...

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   5 days ago · Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara says the age for mammogram screenings will be lowered to 45 by the end of next year in Manitoba, with a longer-term goal of reducing it to 40.

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   3 days ago · Roblin MLA Kathleen Cook writes that the age for mandatory breast cancer screening in Manitoba should be lowered from 50 to 40. Earlier screening has been shown to reduce mortality rates...