ALBERTA ALREADY HAS A BREAST CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM CALLED SCREEN TEST. HOW WILL THIS PROVINCIAL PROGRAM BE DIFFERENT?
The Alberta Breast Cancer Screening Program provides a coordinated, province-wide approach to the delivery of mammography screening services. All women who turn 50 will receive a letter of invitation to participate in the program. Once they have their screening mammogram, women will receive letters notifying them of their exam results. Their health care provider will continue to receive the radiologist report of the mammogram results. Women will then receive letters reminding them if their next mammogram is overdue.
