• What we know about breast cancer
• Breast screening
• Be breast aware
• What puts you at risk?
• Lowering your risk
• Related links

• Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer for Ontario women
• One in nine women in Ontario will develop breast cancer in her lifetime
• The chance of getting breast cancer increases with age, especially after 50
• A healthy lifestyle can lower your risk of getting breast cancer
• The number of women surviving breast cancer is increasing

• Breast screening is the regular examination of a woman's breasts when there are no signs or symptoms of breast problems
• Breast screening is done to find breast cancer at an early stage
• When breast cancer is found early and treated, there is a good chance of survival
• Breast screening saves lives

1. Mammogram
2. Clinical breast exam

1. Get to know how your breasts usually look and feel
2. Know what changes to look and feel for
3. Look and feel for changes
4. Report any changes to your doctor or nurse

• Have regular breast screening
• Be breast aware
• Be physically active every day
• Have a healthy body weight
• Limit or avoid alcohol use
• Enjoy healthy eating
• Breastfeed your baby
• Minimize time on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), if used
• Be smoke-free

• Canadian Cancer Society - Early detection and screening for breast cancer
• Cancer Care Ontario - Breast Screening
• Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation - Be Breast Aware
• Public Health Agency of Canada - Breast Cancer
• Health Canada-Breast Cancer
• Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care: Breast Cancer Screening

Last updated August 2010