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LifeLabs - Colorectal Cancer Screening

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6560 Kennedy Rd
Mississauga, ON
L5T 2X4
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Toll-Free: 1-833-676-1426 (FIT Helpline) or 1-877-849-3637 (LifeLabs Customer Care Centre)
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Fax: 1-833-676-1427 (for healthcare providers to fax FIT requisition)
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Application

Contact family doctor or nurse practitioner for a requisition to be faxed to LifeLabs at 1-833-676-1427

Eligibility / Target Population

Individuals requiring colorectal cancer screening * If eligible for a FIT, the test will be ordered and LifeLabs will then mail a FIT package to the patient's Ontario mailing address of choice

Fees

None

Languages

English

Area Served

Mississauga Halton

Accessibility

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Description of Services

Colorectal Cancer Screening - Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT)

FIT is a safe and painless stool-based test used for screening people at average risk of developing colorectal cancer * FIT checks for the presence of occult blood in the stool, which can be an early sign of colorectal cancer and/or pre-cancerous lesions * when colorectal cancer is found and treated early, the chances of successful treatment are better * completed FIT test tube can be mailed or drop-off  at any LifeLabs Patient Service Centre

About Us

LifeLabs is strongly committed to continual innovation in testing services

Last Updated: Aug 12, 2025: Suggest an edit