Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Dr. Nadler, the results of a scientific research study you participated in were published in 2022. In the publication, it states that obstacles to individualized breast cancer screening include knowledge of risk factors and risk assessment tools. It also mentions that doctors had difficulty identifying breast cancer risk factors outside family history, such as reproductive factors, ethnic origin or breast density, and that some doctors were lacking the skills to calculate overall breast cancer risk.
The draft recommendations of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care would suggest not routinely screening with mammography. The suggestion is that women should be given information on the benefits and harms of screening so that they can make decisions in line with their values and preferences.
In this context, do you think that doctors' lack of knowledge of the risk factors and risk assessment tools, as you mentioned in your research, can influence women's decisions and prevent them from making an informed decision?