October is breast cancer awareness month. Breast cancer is the leading type of cancer diagnosed in Canadian women—in 2015 alone, over 25,000 Canadian women will be diagnosed. Over 5,000 women will die of it this year.
Early detection of the disease has been responsible for a steady decline in the death rate from breast cancer. What’s even more important, however, is preventing it in the first place.
Our recent patient newsletter looked at some lifestyle risk factors for breast cancer–you can read it online here. (And you can sign up here.)
2016 Well Woman Days
As part of breast cancer awareness month, we’ve added our new Well Woman Visit dates for all of 2016. This unique service offers a warm, caring environment for annual visits that includes:
- A complete breast exam
- Self breast exam education
- Full gynecological exam with PAP test
You can learn all about the service here. Dates for 2016 are:
- Jan 18
- Feb 29
- April 4
- May 16
- June 27
- Sept 12
- Oct 24
- Dec 5
It’s become a popular service at the clinic, and dates have been selling out. You can call us at 705-444-5331 to reserve a spot, or book online here.