CLINICAL CARE SERVICES PRIMARY CARE TEAM TO OFFER CERVICAL SCREENINGS
The Department of Health’s Clinical Care Services (CCS) Primary Care Team will be launching Cervical Screening Days on March 5, 6, and 7 at the Akwesasne Medical Clinic, located in the Kanonohkwa’tsheri:io Health Facility.
The cervical screening test checks for types of human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV is a virus that can sometimes cause cervical cancer in people with a cervix. Cervical screening feels like getting a PAP test, as a doctor or nurse will use a soft, small brush to take cells from your cervix so the lab can test the cells for HPV.
Who Should Be Screened?
Individuals who are at least 25 years old, are a woman, Two-Spirit person, transmasculine, or nonbinary, have a cervix, and have ever had sexual contact with another person.
Yes, you should still get a test if you:
- Feel healthy,
- Have had sexual contact with only 1 person,
- Have had the same sexual partner for a long time,
- Have not had sexual contact in a long time
- Are in a same sex relationship
- Have been through menopause
- Have not had any family members with cervical cancer
- Have had the HPV vaccine
Cervical Screening Dates:
- March 5 - 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
- March 6 - 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- March 7 - 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Anyone interested in scheduling an appointment for cervical screening must have a valid provincial health card and band number at the time of booking.
To schedule an appointment for a cervical screening, please contact the Akwesasne Medical Clinic at 613-575-2341 ext. 3215.
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