DO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS STILL NEED TO REFER WOMEN FOR SCREENING MAMMOGRAMS?
Eligible women, 50 to 69, who have a health care provider (i.e. family physician) or who have previously been referred for mammograms in other age groups (40-49 and 70+), can phone and book their own appointments for a screening mammogram. Women who require a diagnostic mammogram for a breast problem or complaint will still need to be referred to a community radiology clinic for diagnositc testing by their health care provider.
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