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Fed’s plans for preventative health care task force fall short

  • Canadians deserve the best science to guide their cancer care. Let’s hope the government gives us that.
Opinion | BY JENNIE DALE | February 4, 2026
Last year, the government paused the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, and it’s scheduled to restart in April. Early plans for this group suggest subject-matter experts will be a missing voice, writes Jennie Dale. Photograph courtesy of the National Cancer Institute

Fed’s plans for preventative health care task force fall short

Opinion | BY JENNIE DALE | February 4, 2026
  • Canadians deserve the best science to guide their cancer care. Let’s hope the government gives us that.

Fed’s plans for preventative health care task force fall short

Opinion | BY JENNIE DALE | February 4, 2026
  • Canadians deserve the best science to guide their cancer care. Let’s hope the government gives us that.
Last year, the government paused the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, and it’s scheduled to restart in April. Early plans for this group suggest subject-matter experts will be a missing voice, writes Jennie Dale. Photograph courtesy of the National Cancer Institute

Continued cost of inaction on breast screening guidelines is too high

  • Lowering the screening age to 40 would prevent the unnecessary suffering and loss of life caused by late-stage breast cancer diagnoses.
Opinion | BY JENNIE DALE | October 31, 2024
Mark Holland
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland. As another Breast Cancer Awareness Month draws to a close, the necessary action to overturn breast screening guidelines remains elusive, writes Jennie Dale. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Continued cost of inaction on breast screening guidelines is too high

Opinion | BY JENNIE DALE | October 31, 2024
  • Lowering the screening age to 40 would prevent the unnecessary suffering and loss of life caused by late-stage breast cancer diagnoses.

Continued cost of inaction on breast screening guidelines is too high

Opinion | BY JENNIE DALE | October 31, 2024
  • Lowering the screening age to 40 would prevent the unnecessary suffering and loss of life caused by late-stage breast cancer diagnoses.
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland. As another Breast Cancer Awareness Month draws to a close, the necessary action to overturn breast screening guidelines remains elusive, writes Jennie Dale. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time to screen Canadians for breast cancer starting at age 40

  • October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this fall, it's time to change Canada's screening guidelines.
Opinion | BY JENNIE DALE | October 12, 2023
Overwhelming evidence proves Canada is not doing enough to support early diagnosis of breast cancer, which drastically improves outcomes and saves lives, and in particular impacts Black, Asian, and Hispanic women, writes Jennie Dale. Photograph courtesy of Klaus Nielsen/pexels

It’s time to screen Canadians for breast cancer starting at age 40

Opinion | BY JENNIE DALE | October 12, 2023
  • October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this fall, it's time to change Canada's screening guidelines.

It’s time to screen Canadians for breast cancer starting at age 40

Opinion | BY JENNIE DALE | October 12, 2023
  • October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this fall, it's time to change Canada's screening guidelines.
Overwhelming evidence proves Canada is not doing enough to support early diagnosis of breast cancer, which drastically improves outcomes and saves lives, and in particular impacts Black, Asian, and Hispanic women, writes Jennie Dale. Photograph courtesy of Klaus Nielsen/pexels

Breast cancer study reveals bleak picture, urgent need to update Canada’s screening guidelines

  • A newly released study by Canadian breast cancer experts irrefutably proves the harm caused by Canadian breast screening guidelines. Will our federal government continue to
Opinion | BY JENNIE DALE | September 7, 2022
A new study reveals that provinces that do not screen women in their 40s, like Ontario, have higher rates of advanced breast cancers in women diagnosed in their 40s and 50s. We know women are dying unnecessarily, writes Jennie Dale. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Breast cancer study reveals bleak picture, urgent need to update Canada’s screening guidelines

Opinion | BY JENNIE DALE | September 7, 2022
  • A newly released study by Canadian breast cancer experts irrefutably proves the harm caused by Canadian breast screening guidelines. Will our federal government continue to

Breast cancer study reveals bleak picture, urgent need to update Canada’s screening guidelines

Opinion | BY JENNIE DALE | September 7, 2022
  • A newly released study by Canadian breast cancer experts irrefutably proves the harm caused by Canadian breast screening guidelines. Will our federal government continue to
A new study reveals that provinces that do not screen women in their 40s, like Ontario, have higher rates of advanced breast cancers in women diagnosed in their 40s and 50s. We know women are dying unnecessarily, writes Jennie Dale. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash
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