Service
Cancer Screening
Tests that look for cancer before symptoms appear, such as colonoscopy, mammograms, Pap tests and low-dose lung CT scans.
Also called: colon cancer screening, breast cancer screening, lung cancer screening, prostate cancer screening, cancer screening tests, early cancer detection, early detection
Who Can Help with Cancer Screening?
- Internists
A physician who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness in adults. Many internists serve as primary care doctors.
- Family Doctors
A physician who provides checkups, preventive care and treatment for common illnesses for patients of all ages. Family doctors also manage long-term conditions and refer to specialists when needed.
- OB-GYNs
A physician who provides care for pregnancy and childbirth and for women's reproductive health, including exams, birth control and menopause care.
- Gastroenterologists
A physician who diagnoses and treats conditions of the stomach, intestines and liver, and performs colonoscopies and endoscopies.
- Nurse Practitioners
An advanced practice nurse who can examine patients, diagnose illness, order tests and prescribe medicine. Many work in primary care, and others in specialty practices or hospitals.
- Cancer Centers
A clinic that provides cancer treatment such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
- Oncologists
A physician who diagnoses and treats cancer with chemotherapy, immunotherapy and other medicines.
- Preventive Medicine Doctors
A physician who focuses on preventing disease through screening, vaccines and healthy habits, for individual patients and communities.
Where Practices List Cancer Screening
Cities where practice websites say they offer it.
- Stanford, CA (4,410)
- Nashville, TN (4,373)
- Charleston, SC (2,931)
- Worcester, MA (2,353)
- New York, NY (2,079)
- Detroit, MI (1,859)
- Denver, CO (1,811)
- Chicago, IL (1,685)
- Pittsburgh, PA (1,185)
- Houston, TX (813)
- Newark, DE (690)
- Kansas City, MO (637)
- Sayre, PA (627)
- Annapolis, MD (534)
- Philadelphia, PA (527)
- Tulsa, OK (482)
- Lakeland, FL (458)
- Saint Louis, MO (452)
- Edina, MN (433)
- Hattiesburg, MS (433)
- Seattle, WA (401)
- Miami, FL (345)
- Washington, DC (306)
- Jamaica, NY (297)
- Akron, OH (293)
- Los Angeles, CA (280)
- Coeur D Alene, ID (278)
- Naperville, IL (260)
- Dover, DE (256)
- Cheyenne, WY (232)
- New Haven, CT (226)
- Dallas, TX (218)
- Wilmington, NC (218)
- Green Bay, WI (215)
- Vista, CA (212)
- Bradenton, FL (211)
- Olathe, KS (211)
- Winter Haven, FL (208)
- Wilmington, DE (199)
- Greenwood, SC (194)
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General information, not medical advice. Ask a provider about cancer screening and what is right for you.