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Canada launches new preventive health advisory committee after disbanding task force
The 14-member panel will update decade-old screening rules after provinces moved ahead on mammograms and colorectal tests, officials said.
- On Wednesday, the federal government announced a 14-member National Advisory Committee led by David Keegan, a family physician at the University of Calgary, to update national cancer screening guidelines.
- The new body replaces the Canadian Task Force, which former Health Minister Mark Holland suspended in March 2025 following controversy over its refusal to recommend routine mammograms for women under 50.
- Committee membership includes diverse experts such as clinical immunologist Zainab Abdurrahman, British Columbia deputy provincial health officer Behn Smith, and Public Health Ontario official Jessica Hopkins.
- Several provinces have already lowered cancer screening ages for mammograms and colorectal tests without waiting for national consensus, as the panel addresses guidelines that are in some cases over a decade old.
- The Canadian Cancer Society and Dense Breasts Canada urge the panel to act quickly to update these protocols and re-establish trust within the medical community.
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