Grant: Operating Grant: Knowledge to Action

The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care has recently been re-formed to create clinical practice guidelines to promote optimal public health care in Canada. The first guideline created by this group focuses on optimal breast cancer screening with mammography. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women aged 20 to 59 years and the most common cause of cancer death. It can be more effectively treated if at an asymptomatic stage and screening has been shown to be of benefit in certain age groups. However, screening rates in Canada suggest that only approximately 40% of women access screening. This project is targeted to address this gap in care and to promote appropriate screening with mammography. In particular, we will implement and evaluate a multicomponent strategy targeted to women and primary care physicians in order to optimise use of screening. And, we will also target Cantonese speaking women, in the first project aimed at delivering a decision aid on mammography on this hard to reach, vulnerable population.