Canadian Task Force On Preventive Health Care

• Canada pauses health task force amid breast screening review

  Mark Holland has paused the work of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, which has faced criticism for not lowering the recommended breast cancer screening age to 40.

  Health

  Mar 4, 2025
  
• New guidelines back CT scan for lung cancer screening

  New guidelines suggest adults aged 55 to 74 who are at high risk of lung cancer due to a history of smoking should be screened annually over three consecutive years using low-dose CT scans.

  Health

  Mar 7, 2016
  
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• New colon cancer screening guidelines issued

  New Canadian guidelines say colonoscopy should not be used for routine screening to detect colorectal cancer in patients with no symptoms or family history of the disease.

  Health

  Feb 22, 2016
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• Get the entire family involved in tackling childhood obesity: Canadian report

  Monitor children’s height, weight and body mass index, their fitness levels, lifestyle and eating habits, doctors are urging in new Canadian guidelines on preventing childhood obesity.

  Health

  Mar 30, 2015
• Should you get a prostate screening test? New guidelines are against it

  Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in Canadian men, but how soon should they test for it? An expert panel's updated guidelines are sparking debate.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2014