One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Every day in Canada, 80 women will be diagnosed and 15 will die from it. Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in women. Early detection of breast cancer reduces premature mortality. Early screening of breast cancer and early diagnosis following an abnormal screening result are essential to improve prognosis and increase chances of survival. Unfortunately, Quebec ranks among the lowest in Canada in terms of diagnostic times.
To mark the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this breakfats seminar will be an opportunity to discuss breast cancer prevention and screening strategies in Quebec, the pathways—and hurdles—leading to diagnosis, and new initiatives and approaches that need to be implemented.
Erin Strumpf (McGill University), CIRANO Fellow, and Tiffanie Perrault (Grand Valley State University) will present the analyses and conclusions of their studies on the subject. The two researchers argue that in the pursuit of improved breast cancer diagnosis and care, Quebec can and must do better by strengthening its commitment to innovative policies and developing methods to collect data that are comprehensive, standardized, up-to-date and accessible.
Cédric Beaudet from the Fondation du cancer du sein du Québec and Dr. Jean Latreille from the Direction québécoise du cancer au ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux will join the discussion.
This conference is part of the activities of the 2024-2025 thematic year under the theme of Efficiency at the heart of the Quebec health and care system.
Breakfast will be provided.
