2026-10-17 from bioengineer.org

Canada’s breast screening programs may soon undergo their most profound transformation in decades, but a new study suggests the organizations that would deliver this change are only half-prepared for it. A cross-sectional questionnaire study published in BMC Health Services Research has measured, with unusual precision, how ready Canadian healthcare organizations actually are to implement risk-stratified breast cancer screening, or RSBS, an approach that would replace today’s one-size-fits-all mammography schedule with screening intensity tailored to each woman’s individual risk of developing the disease. The verdict from 237 healthcare professionals and policymakers is sobering: organizations somewhat value the idea, but they are far less certain they can commit to it and actually deliver it. 

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