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Preventative Health Screening
One of the foundations of family medicine is prevention. Perioidic Preventative Health Visits and screening are based on a patient's age, gender and medical history. Preventative Health Visits are booked when there are aspects of preventative care that are required to occur in-person (i.e. pap smear). These visits will only address the intended aspect of preventative screening you are due/overdue for. If you have additional health concerns you would like to discuss please book a separate appointment.
What preventative screening should I know about?*
Healthy women should begin cervical cancer screening at age 25 with a pap test every 3 years
If you are due or overdue for cervical cancer screening, please contact our office for an appointment.
Healthy women should begin breast cancer screening at age 50
If you are due or overdue for breast cancer screening you are able to book your book your own mammogram. Please visit the Ontario Breast Screening Program for more details.
Healthy men and women should begin colon cancer screening at age 50
If you are due or overdue for colon cancer screening, please contact our office.
Currently, neither PSA testing or a DRE are recommended for routine prostate cancer screening in men
Annual “routine” blood tests are not indicated and provide little value in asymptomatic patients
If you have specific risk factors (current/past medical conditions and/or family history) your doctor may choose to screen you with blood work.
*Please note, depending on your current medical history and family history screening may begin earlier or more frequently.