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Health screening task force to re-launch next spring after report calls for reform
- On June 13, 2025, Health Minister Marjorie Michel announced plans to modernize and relaunch the preventive health task force by next April in Canada.
- The task force was suspended in early March 2025 by then-health minister Mark Holland amid an external review triggered by criticism of mammogram age guidelines.
- An expert panel led by Vivek Goel released a 104-page report with twelve recommendations to rebuild the task force’s mandate, structure, evidence process, and inclusiveness.
- Task force member Eddy Lang expressed being 'quite thrilled' with the report, highlighting improved coordination with provinces and validating the task force’s importance.
- The government and Public Health Agency will begin implementing recommendations immediately, aiming to restore trust and update guidelines on preventive care including cancer screening.
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Health screening task force to relaunch next spring after report calls for reform
OTTAWA — The health minister is hoping to relaunch a federal task force responsible for providing health screening guidelines next spring, after an expert report said there is a pressing need for reform.
Health Screening Task Force to Re-launch Next Spring After Report Calls for Reform
A panel of experts is calling on the Public Health Agency of Canada to modernize and reform the task force responsible for preventive health guidelines for things like cancer screening. The Task Force for Preventive Health Care provides clinical guidelines for family doctors about screening and prevention measures for cancer and other diseases. The federal government launched an expert review after the task force came under fire last spring for …
OTTAWA—The Minister of Health hopes to reinvigorate a federal working group to develop guidelines for medical screening next spring, after an expert report highlighted the urgent need for reform. The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care provides clinical guidelines for family physicians on screening and prevention of cancer and other diseases. The group was criticized in May 2024 for rejecting the expert opinion to lower the age of brea…
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