Project 438319

Indigenous people in Canada tend to have poorer health outcomes than non-Indgenous people, including higher rates of certain cancers. Substantially less is known about Métis people and their cancer experiences and outcomes. This project will ask Métis Albertans about reasons for accessing/not accessing cancer screening, including what factors affected their choice to go for screening the first time and for the recommended follow-up tests, and their knowledge about cancer screening as part of preventing cancer. It will also ask small groups of Métis men and women in each of the six regions about their cancer screening experiences. These small gatherings will identify barriers and facilitators of cancer screening. Lastly, this project will conduct a data linkage with cancer screening databases to compare Métis Albertans with non-Métis Albertans in terms of screening uptake, effectiveness, timeliness and efficiency. The study has been co-designed to include both Métis and Western principles and perspectives in all phases of the research project. Results will provide critical knowledge about where inequities and challenges exist. Barriers and facilitators of cancer screening will inform cancer screening program changes that will achieve cancer prevention goals for Métis people. This project will also support the cancer prevention goals of the MNA and Métis people in Canada.