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Organisation:
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LifeLabs - Colorectal Cancer Screening
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Sans frais:
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1-833-676-1426 (FIT Helpline) or 1-877-849-3637 (LifeLabs Customer Care Centre)
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Télécopie:
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1-833-676-1427 (for healthcare providers to fax FIT requisition)
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Adresse postale:
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6560 Kennedy Rd
Mississauga, ON
L5T 2X4
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Carte
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Intersection:
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Kennedy Rd S and Courtney Park Dr W
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Accessibilité:
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Accessible en fauteuil roulant
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Heures d’ouverture:
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Service | |
| Lun | 07h30-16h | |
| Mar | 07h30-16h | |
| Mer | 07h30-16h | |
| Jeu | 07h30-16h | |
| Ven | 07h30-16h | |
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Description des services:
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Colorectal Cancer Screening - Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT)
FIT is a safe and painless stool-based test used for screening people at average risk of developing colorectal cancer * FIT checks for the presence of occult blood in the stool, which can be an early sign of colorectal cancer and/or pre-cancerous lesions * when colorectal cancer is found and treated early, the chances of successful treatment are better * completed FIT test tube can be mailed or drop-off at any LifeLabs Patient Service Centre
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Procédé et formulaires:
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Contact family doctor or nurse practitioner for a requisition to be faxed to LifeLabs at 1-833-676-1427
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Admissibilité / population desservie:
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Individuals requiring colorectal cancer screening * If eligible for a FIT, the test will be ordered and LifeLabs will then mail a FIT package to the patient's Ontario mailing address of choice
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