|Breast Cancer Screening for First Nations in Manitoba (Canada)|
Improving equitable access to Breast Cancer Screening for First
Nations in Manitoba (Canada) Imagine you are a woman living in
the Canadian province of Manitoba as part of the First Nations
indigenous population. Living in the rural North you have to
travel long distances to access medical services. The costs for
traveling in the North are very high. There are known benefits
to screening for breast cancer. However, given your socio-
economic barriers, how and when could you find the time to get
screened for breast cancer? What’s the issue? Breast cancer in a
Canadian First Nations Population Within Manitoba there is a
significant population of indigenous people in the northern part
of the province. In 1996, 128,910 Aboriginal people lived in
Manitoba, accounting for 11.7% of Manitoba's total population.
The Aboriginal proportion of the population has been increasing
rapidly over the past 20 years.1 Breast cancer is the most
commonly diagnosed can