Why send letters about getting screened for cancer?

We send personalized letters to invite eligible Ontarians to get screened for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer. We also send letters reminding Ontarians when it’s time to get screened again and informing them of their screening test results.

The letters encourage Ontarians to speak to their healthcare provider about their screening options and to follow-up on their screening test results, if necessary.

Our letters align with internationally accepted practices for organized screening programs. They also support healthcare providers in their efforts to increase screening rates and to follow up on their patients’ unsatisfactory and abnormal screening test results.

Types of screening letters

Want to know more?

For more information:

• Call us toll-free at 1-866-662-9233
• Email us at screenforlife@cancercare.on.ca .

To stop receiving cancer screening letters from us or to change personal information:

1. Download the Cancer Screening Program: Participant Information Form .
2. Fill in the appropriate sections.
3. Fax the completed form to 1-866-682-9534 or mail it to the address on page 2 of the form.
   Detailed instructions and contact information are provided on the form—for assistance, please call 1-866-662-9233.

For information about how we protect people’s privacy:

• Read our privacy FAQs, called Cancer Screening and Personal Health Information: Questions and Answers .
• Visit our Privacy page.
• Send an email to privacyandaccessoffice@cancercare.on.ca .