Cancer Screening Information for Healthcare Professionals

BreastCheck, CervixCheck, and ColonCheck operate population-based registries which allow us to:

• identify individuals eligible for cancer screening,
• send letters of invite, recall, reminder and result notification,
• monitor data, and
• evaluate program operations.

Invitation strategies used include:

• direct mail,
• collaborating with healthcare providers, and
• health promotion activities.

Each program sends a variety of letter types on a pre-determined timeline.

TYPE	DESCRIPTION	BREAST	CERVIX	COLON
NOTIFY	Advise eligible individual that they will receive a test unless they contact the screening program
INVITE	Encourage eligible individual to participate in screening for the first time
RECALL	Invite an eligible individual to participate in screening at the recommended interval
REMIND	Sent after the initial invite to the eligible individual as a reminder to do the test
RESULT*	Inform an individual of their screening test result.

*CervixCheck will send a result letter to a patient if they have a high-grade or high-risk HPV positive abnormal result or if the patient does not have appropriate follow-up listed in the CervixCheck registry.

For more information on each program's correspondence pathway, click below:

BreastCheck (pdf) | CervixCheck (pdf) | ColonCheck (pdf)

The CancerCare Manitoba Screening Programs have a team of Health Educators that plan, implement, and evaluate various education and health promotion activities for the public and providers on breast, cervical and colon cancer screening. Click below to:

• sign-up for our e-newsletter.
• register for upcoming education opportunities.
• order resources.
• make an event request.
• connect with us on Facebook, Twitter or YouTube.
• ask a question about cancer screening or suggest a future education topic.

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