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Thames Valley Family Health Team (TVFHT) is hosting free cancer screening pop-up clinics in St. Thomas this summer to address the healthcare needs of those without a Family Physician or Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. This initiative is a key component of the Interdisciplinary Primary Care Team implementation in Elgin County and is designed to provide vital cancer screening services to women, men 50+, trans masculine individuals, and non-binary people.
Update August 14, 2024: Residents of Elgin County can now attend the clinic whether or not they have a family doctor or nurse practitioner. See below on how to book.
The four clinics will each offer the following services:
- FIT Tests (Colorectal Cancer Screening): Information and access to tests
- Pap Tests (Cervical Cancer Screening): Onsite testing
- Mammograms (Breast Cancer Screening): Information and requisitions
Clinic Dates:
- Friday, July 26, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Friday, August 9, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Friday, August 23, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Friday, September 6, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Location: Each clinic will be at 230 First Ave., Suite 109, St. Thomas, the new home of the Elgin Interdisciplinary Primary Care Team.
Booking is available by calling 226-726-8440 and pressing “4” to speak to the TVFHT Team Administrative Assistant, or by booking online here. Walk-in appointments will be accommodated for those who are not able to schedule an appointment over the phone. Walk-ins will be accommodated based on availability.
Who Should Be Screened?
- Cervical Cancer Screening:
- Testing available to anyone with a cervix, including women, transmasculine and nonbinary people, who are 21 years of age and older
- Cancer Care Ontario suggests most people in this group should be tested every 3 years
- Colorectal Cancer Screening:
- Available for those 50 to 74 years of age with no parent, sibling or child diagnosed with colorectal cancer at any age
- Those with this average risk should be screened every 2 years
- Breast Cancer Screening:
- Available to those 50 to 74 years of age, as well as those who are 30 to 69 years of age and considered high risk (known to have a gene mutation or have a first degree relative with a gene mutation; have a personal or family history of breast or ovarian cancer; have had radiation therapy to the chest to treat another cancer or condition (e.g., Hodgkin lymphoma) before age 30 and at least 8 years ago)
- Cancer Care Ontario suggests most people in this group should be tested every 2 years.
TVFHT would like to thank the partners whose support is making these clinics possible: East Elgin Family Health Team, Central Community Health Centre, West Elgin Community Health Centre, Elgin Ontario Health Team, and South West Regional Cancer Program.