Breast Screening (External Site)
Offered at 10 locations
Breast screening in Nova Scotia is administered by the Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program.
You can find them at https://breastscreening.nshealth.ca
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19 Clinics, Programs, and Services
Cancer Patient Family Network
If you or someone close to you has cancer, or has had cancer in the past, you may want to get involved with the Cancer Patient Family Network (CPFN). The...
Cancer Patient Navigation
Offered at 2 locations
Cancer Patient Navigators guide patients and families through the cancer care system. They can provide support and answer many of your questions. They can give you information that helps explain...
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Cancer Program of Care
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The Nova Scotia Health Authority Cancer Care Program is responsible for cancer programs and services across the province including: cancer prevention and early detection, treatment, follow-up, supportive care, palliative...
CAR T-Cell Therapy
Offered at 1 location
Chimeric Antigen Receptor (or CAR) T-Cell Therapy is a new cancer immunotherapy that is delivered through Nova Scotia Cell Therapy and Transplant Program (CTTP). CAR T-Cell therapy involves separating specific...
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Cervical Cancer Prevention Program
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Cervical Cancer Prevention Program office
Tel: 1-888-480-8588
Monday to Friday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
(Individuals can request a print out of the cervical screening history (Pap tests performed...
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Colon Cancer Prevention Program
The Colon Cancer Prevention Program mails home screening kits to all Nova Scotians aged 50 to 74 with the goal of preventing cancer, or finding it early when treatment is...
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Colposcopy Clinic
Offered at 2 locations
Colposcopy is an examination of the cervix using a special microscope called a colposcope. The microscope allows the doctor to see the cervix and other areas in detail. The doctor...
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Community-based Cancer Clinics
Offered at 8 locations
At a Community Cancer Clinic, an oncologist (cancer specialist) or General Practitioner in Oncology (GPO) travels to a hospital closer to your home or arranges to meet with you via...
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Emotional and Practical Support
Offered at 2 locations
A psychosocial cancer team provides emotional, practical and survivorship care to Nova Scotians who have been diagnosed and treated for cancer.
The team provides counselling to cancer patients and their...
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