Presentations prepared by: Canadian Cancer Society, Ontario Division, Prevention May 2012

Fight Breast Cancer

Prevention and Screening

Outline• Overview of who we are• What is breast cancer?• Signs and symptoms• Risk factors• Being breast aware• The Thingamaboob – why early detection and

screening matters

How we’re fighting cancer

• doing everything we can to prevent cancer

• funding research to outsmart cancer

• empowering, informing and supporting Canadians living with cancer

• advocating for public policies to improve the health of Canadians

• rallying Canadians to get involved in the fight against cancer

• Breast cancer rates are declining

Source: Canadian Cancer Statistic 2012, Table 4.8Sw

How common is breast cancer?

• 9 100 women in Ontario diagnosed

• 2 000 women in Ontario will die

Canadian Cancer Statistics, 2010

What is breast cancer?

Risk factorsMost significant • female• being 50 or older

Risk factorsMost significant • female• being 50 or older

Also important• having breast cancer before• family history of breast cancer• family history of ovarian cancer• estrogen exposure• history of certain breast conditions• dense breast tissue (mammogram)• radiation treatment to chest (e.g. Non-

Hodgkin's Lymphoma)

Risk factorsMost significant • female• being 50 or older

Also important• having breast cancer before• family history of breast cancer• family history of ovarian cancer• estrogen exposure• history of certain breast conditions• dense breast tissue (mammogram)• radiation treatment to chest (e.g. Non-

Hodgkin's Lymphoma)

Other • obesity• alcohol• taking birth control

pills• higher socio-economic

status

Early Detection

• Get familiar with how your breasts look and feel

True or False: Most lumps in the breast are cancerous.

Average-risk screening guidelines

If you are: You should:

Average-risk women

40 to 49yrs

Talk to your doctor about your risk of breastcancer, along with the benefits and risks ofmammography.

Average-risk screening guidelines

If you are: You should:

Average-risk women

40 to 49yrs

Talk to your doctor about your risk of breastcancer, along with the benefits and risksmammography.

Average-risk women

50 to 69yrsHave a mammogram every 2 years.

How can I get screened?

• Talk to your healthcare professional or • Call the Ontario Breast Screening Program

(1 800 668-9304)

Pass it on!

Average-risk screening guidelines

If you are: You should:

Average-risk women

40 to 49yrs

Talk to your doctor about your risk of breastcancer, along with the benefits and risksmammography.

Average-risk women

70 yrs or older

Talk to your doctor about how often you should be tested for breast cancer.

Average-risk women

50 to 69yrs

Have a mammogram every 2 years.

High-Risk Screening Guidelines

If you are: You should:

High-risk women

30 to 69yrs

Mammogram

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),

Fight Back against Breast Cancer

• Be breast aware

• If you’re 50-69, get a mammogram every 2 years.

• Pass on the Thingamaboob message to the women in your life!

For the most up-to-date information:

• visit www.cancer.ca

• call the Canadian Cancer Society Cancer Information Service at 1 888 939-3333

Thank you!Presentation prepared by:

Canadian Cancer Society, Ontario Division, Public Affairs, PreventionAug 2010