No, you can book your own appointment and a requisition from your health care provider is not needed. If you are age 40 to 74, the Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP) recommends that most people in your age group be screened at least every 2 years with mammography. You are eligible for screening through the program if you:
- are a resident of Ontario
- have not had a screening mammogram within the last 11 months
- have no new breast cancer symptoms
- have not been diagnosed with breast cancer
- have no current breast implants
- have not had a mastectomy