A couple special cancer screening clinics are being offered in the region this month.
Maamwesying North Shore Community Health Services is offering the clinics for Indigenous individuals in the Wawa and Chapleau areas, hosting them in Wawa and Chapleau.
Calling it an opportunity to catch up screening after COVID-19 pandemic-related issues, Dr. Anjali Oberai - a consulting physician with Maamwesying - explains the clinics offer a few options.
Oberai emphasizes there are a few reasons to get screened.
Integrated Care Manager Irene Armstrong emphasizes that Maamwesying's clinics are open to "all Indigenous individuals and their families in the Chapleau and Wawa area", encouraging people to call them at 1-833-564-2726 - the Wawa clinic will be held this Thursday, April 6th, with another in Chapleau April 24th.