Free Screenings for Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer

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