Cancer Screening

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Don't Wait to Get Screened for Cancer

When cancer is detected at an early stage, there's a greater chance for treatment success. At UChicago Medicine, we provide the full range of cancer screening services, and can help you determine which options are right for you and when you should be tested. Learn more about when to have cancer screenings (PDF).

Cancer screenings are available at several convenient locations in Chicago, the suburbs and Northwest Indiana.

We're also home to an internationally respected Cancer Risk and Prevention Clinic that offers comprehensive evaluation, prevention and risk reduction strategies for people at high risk for primary or recurrent cancer.

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'I feel extremely lucky': Early detection and timely care is key to breast cancer treatment

When she found a suspicious lump in her breast, Bonnie Svoboda sought out the comfortable, calm and competent care of University of Chicago Medicine.

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Lung Cancer Screening Finds Cancer Early When Chance of Cure is High

Former long-time smoker Marilyn Nesby,72, was at high risk for developing lung cancer. Fortunately, a screening test called a low-dose CT scan detected cancer at an early stage, before it had spread.

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Cancer Researcher Becomes Cancer Patient

Scientist Gregory Karczmar, PhD, has dedicated much of his career to developing better and more affordable screening methods for early detection of cancer. Still, he never imagined a screening test would lead to his own diagnosis of colorectal cancer.

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Is Lung Cancer Screening Right for You?

Learn about how lung cancer screening can detect early cancers, when they're more treatable. Find out if you're a candidate for this painless scan that's available at several UChicago Medicine locations throughout the Chicago area.

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