Cancer Screening - Central East

11/17/2025

🎉 Pap-a-Palooza is back!

Haliburton Highlands Health Services is hosting their second Pap-a-Palooza on December 16 at the Minden Health Hub! 🏥

🕔 Time: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Perfect for anyone who can’t attend during the day!

📅 By appointment only
Call 705-286-2140 ext 3902 or visit https://www.hhhs.ca/community-programs/womens-clinic
and select “Click here for the self referral form.”

💬 Don’t miss this opportunity to take charge of your health!

Women’s Clinic

11/12/2025

11/07/2025

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month.

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death, but it doesn’t have to be.

Thanks to the Ontario Lung Screening Program, we now have tools to detect lung cancer early — often before symptoms appear — when treatment has the best chance of success.

This November, help raise awareness.

Share this post with someone that may be eligible for lung cancer screening 💙

Visit https://cercp.ca/lung-screening/ for more information.

10/31/2025

👻 Don’t ghost your health this Halloween!

Between the costumes, candy, and pumpkin carving, take a moment to think about something truly scary — missing your regular cancer screenings.

Screenings help find cancer early, when it’s most treatable.

Routine screening can detect certain cancers early — sometimes even before symptoms appear. That means better treatment options and better outcomes.

✔️ Mammograms can detect breast cancer early
✔️ HPV tests (pap test) can help prevent cervical cancer
✔️ FIT can detect precancerous polyps that may lead to colon cancer
✔️ Low-dose CT scans can catch lung cancer early in eligible adults.

So this spooky season, make a plan to check in — not check out — on your health. 🎃

Visit cercp.ca for more information and to book your appointment.

10/28/2025

HHHS Women’s Health Clinic Brings Care Closer to Home

10/27/2025

🎉 Ubuntu in Action: Black Men's Health 🎉
🗓️ November 22, 2025
📍 Milestone Ministry, Ajax
🕙 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

We are getting close to an unforgettable day of healing, empowerment, and community connection! 💪🏿✨

Registration link: https://www.durhamchc.ca/event/ubuntu/

Join us as we celebrate and support Black Men's Health through:

🩺 Health Screenings
🗣️ Panel Discussions
🎭 Cultural Programming
📚 Community Resources

Whether you're coming to learn, share, or simply vibe — this space is for YOU. Let’s break barriers and build resilience — because health is wealth. 🖤

💥 Free admission | 🎶 DJ | 🍲 Food & refreshments

👉 Spread the word!
Please share this event with your network — strength is in numbers, together we are making a powerful impact.

Join the Black Health and Wellness Team at DCHC for “Ubuntu in Action: Building Health Literacy, Building Community.”

10/17/2025

💗 It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month - and we’re thinking PINK! 💗

All month long, we’re turning up the pink, turning up the awareness, and turning out the support for the fighters, survivors, and the heroes we’ve lost. 💪

Here’s how YOU can get involved:
🌸 Wear pink (yes, even your dog can join!)
📅 Book your screening - early detection saves lives
💬 Start the convo - awareness starts with a chat
💖 Support local events & fundraisers (and feel amazing doing it)

Mammography screening is now available at HHHS through doctor referral. Support Women’s Health by making a donation today and noting “Healthy Women” in the notes field.

🔗http://bit.ly/2jGnCNZ

Together, we’re stronger. Together, we’re pinker. 💕

Haliburton Highlands Health Services

10/15/2025

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month — the perfect time to learn the signs of breast cancer and share a reminder to schedule your screening mammogram.

As a Know Your Lemons Foundation ambassador, we're sharing this important information to help you better understand what to look for.

🔍 Did you know a lump isn’t the only sign of breast cancer?

There are 12 possible symptoms, and some are easy to miss — like skin dimpling, ni**le changes, or unusual swelling.

If you have any of these signs or symptoms, it is important to talk to your family doctor or nurse practitioner.

Screening for breast cancer with regular mammograms, when you do not have any symptoms and feel well, is the best way to find cancer early.

Mammograms can find cancer when it is small and easiest to treat, giving you the best chance for a cure.

📌 Why it matters:
• 1 in 9 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime.
• Early detection can lead to earlier diagnosis — and better outcomes.

📲 Share this with the women in your life.

🩺 Check yourself regularly, know the symptoms, and don’t delay screening.

Visit cercp.ca to book your mammogram today!

The Central East Regional Cancer Program offers breast cancer screening throughout the region. Learn more.

10/10/2025

Cancer Takedown is an uplifting evening of song, story and solidarity.

Featuring incredible musicians Melissa Payne, Kate Suhr, The Weber Brothers, Nicholas Campbell, Anthony Bastianon and more.

Co-hosted by comedic powerhouses Megan Murphy and Denise Oucharek.

The show also features three women (all diagnosed under the age of 40) sharing their stories; focusing on the emotional and mental rollercoaster that the cancer experience brings.

The Lindsay show at Flato Academy Theatre will feature special guest Jeanne Beker; a trailblazer in Canadian media and one of Canada’s most beloved influences on fashion and culture.
In 2022, Jeanne was diagnosed with breast cancer. She is committed to supporting others and helping normalize the cancer conversation. Jeanne has a soft spot for Lindsay, having found her doodle Hamish at the Lakewood Ranch.

Cancer Takedown is a fundraiser, but more importantly it is a spirit-raiser for anyone touched by cancer. Our ambition is to bring attention to the emotional and mental burden of cancer, uniting people through shared experience.

This year, for the first time, Cancer Takedown is expanding to a Lindsay show at the Flato Academy Theatre and back for the fourth time at Market Hall in Peterborough.

All proceeds go to Cancer Care at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre

When and Where:

Tuesday November 4, 2025 – 7 pm
Flato Academy Theatre, Lindsay
Tickets $40
https://ci.ovationtix.com/36707/production/1251128

Wednesday November 5, 2025 – 7 pm
Market Hall Performance Centre, Peterborough
Tickets $40 General Seating, $50 Cabaret Seating
https://tickets.markethall.org/takedown25

10/10/2025

🎀 Join Our Mammothon!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and we’re hosting a Mammothon — a special breast screening event designed to help more people get their mammograms and take charge of their health.

Book your mammogram at one of the participating clinics during our Mammothon and you’ll be entered to win prizes!

Don’t wait to get screened. 💗

Visit https://cercp.ca/breast-cancer-screening/ for more information and online booking links.

10/06/2025

This October marks the one-year anniversary since the Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP) expanded its screening eligibility criteria to include people ages 40 to 49.

In alignment with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Ontario Health has released a video of Nicole, a 40-year-old dietician who shares her personal story of being screened in the OBSP, and who was subsequently diagnosed with breast cancer.

Early detection makes all the difference. 💪💗

Nicole had a mammogram after the Ontario Breast Screening Program expanded to include those ages 40–49 years old. Her breast cancer was caught early and succ...

10/06/2025

🎀 Durham Region Mammothon

This October, we’re celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a Mammothon — a special event to help more people in Durham Region get their mammograms and take charge of their health.

📅 Book your mammogram at a Durham Region screening clinic during the Mammothon for a chance to win prizes!
Don’t wait to get screened. 💗

👉 Find a participating clinic near you and book today