Free Screenings for Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer
April 27–May 1
The University of Illinois Cancer Center at UI Health is offering free screenings at several locations from April 14 through April 18. The screenings are quick, 5–10-minute exams to detect early signs of cancer.
Who Should Get Screened?
- Cigarette smokers/Tobacco users
- Heavy alcohol use
- Age 50+
- Painful or non-healing mass in the mouth
- A lump or bump in the neck
No appointment or insurance is needed. Walk-ins welcome.
2026 Screening Dates
Monday, April 27 | 9 am – 1 pm
Mile Square Health Center - Back of the Yards
4630 S. Bishop St.
Chicago, IL 60609
Tuesday, April 28 | 9 am – 1 pm
UI Health Specialty Care Building - ENT Clinic
6th Floor, #C
1009 S. Wood
Chicago, IL 60612
Thursday, April 30 | 9 am – 1 pm
Mile Square Health Center Primary & Immediate Care Center at Auburn Gresham
2nd Floor
839 W. 79th St.
Chicago, IL 60620
Friday, May 1 | 9 am – 1 pm
UIC College of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
1st Floor, Room 110
801 S Paulina St.
Chicago, IL 60612
