An important part of your overall health is knowing when to be screened for cancer. Cancer screenings are key to early cancer detection, but it can be confusing to know when you might be eligible to start screening. The UofL Health – Cancer Screening Program is your connection to the latest information on cancer screening and they can guide you to cancer screenings at any UofL Health facility or provider's office.

To learn more about the guidelines on when to get screened and where these screenings are offered, click on the tiles below. For more information about cancer screening, talk to your primary care provider or call the Cancer Screening Program at 502-210-4497.

Smoking is the #1 risk factor for lung cancer, but treatment is available when it's caught early.

Lung Cancer Screening

Screenings can not only detect cervical cancer, but they can also help prevent cervical cancer by identifying pre-cancerous cells.

Cervical Cancer Screening

Mammography can lower the risk of dying of breast cancer by 40%.

Mammogram Screening

Prostate cancer often presents no symptoms in its early stages and may only be detected via screenings.

Prostate Cancer Screening

60% of colorectal deaths can be prevented with screenings.

Colorectal Screening

Sun exposure makes skin cancer the most common cancer in both men and women, but early detection makes it highly treatable.

Skin Cancer Screening

Previously known as the Mobile Mammography Unit, UofL Health – Brown Cancer Center's Mobile Screening Unit now provides community access to prevention and early detection programs for several different cancers including cervical, colon, lung and breast cancers.

Mobile Screening Unit

It is important that everyone receives the health care, screenings and support needed to live as healthy as possible. This includes regular cancer screenings essential for early detection, diagnosis and effective treatment.

LGBTQIA+ Cancer Screenings