Breast cancer screening in all organized programs includes a bilateral two-view screening mammogram. For the purposes of the Canadian Breast Cancer Screening Database, the target population is defined as asymptomatic women between the ages of 50 and 69 years with no prior diagnosis of breast cancer.
All programs also screen some women outside the target age group.
Screening program practices regarding women outside the ages of 50 to 69 are presented in Table 2 .