Cancer screening: What you should know
Cancer screening helps to find cancers earlier when survival is better and treatments are less intensive. In Ontario, there are organised screening programs for four kinds of cancers: cervical, breast, colon and lung. Check out the table to see what screening might be advised for you.
If you have a primary care provider (PCP), they can ensure that your cancer screening is up-to-date.
If you don’t have a PCP, you can access cancer screening through the one-of-a-kind Champlain Screening Outreach program, a collaboration between The Ottawa Hospital and the Champlain Regional Cancer Program.
Champlain Screening Outreach’s “Super Screener” Nurse Practitioner Meredith Wilson supports patients throughout the screening process.
She performs virtual consults helping individuals understand their eligibility and orders any recommended screening tests. “Everyone deserves easy access to cancer screening, regardless of whether they have a primary care provider,” says Meredith.
You can book time with the Superscreener:
Phone: 1-833-551-4125 (Toll-free)
Let’s get screening!