Screen for Life Coach visits Nipigon in September

Screen for Life Coach lead Julia Bailey demonstrates the on-board mammography equipment on Friday, May 12, 2017 (Leith Dunick, tbnewswatch.com).

NIPIGON—Nipigon District Health Team wants the residents of the Township of Nipigon to know that the Screen for Life Coach will be visiting the township Sept. 15-19, 2022.

The SFLC will be parked at the Nipigon District Memorial Hospital.

The NDHT added that the Coach offers breast, cervical and colon cancer screening.

  • Breast screening is recommended every two years for women 50 to 74 years of age.
  • Cervical screening is recommended every 3three years for individuals with a cervix who are 25 to 69 years of age who have been sexually active. *If you are under 25, talk with your healthcare provider.
  • Colon cancer screening is recommended every year for individuals 50 to 74 years of age who do not have a family history of colon cancer.

NDHT asks those who wish to take part in this screening to call (807) 684-7777 to book your cancer screening appointment.

 

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