Screening is an important method to find cancer early when it is most treatable. Screening programs offer educational information about health and cancer awareness, a cancer risk assessment and a clinical exam or screening test. Assistance is provided for referrals and follow-up.

Cancer Outreach staff works with physicians and oncology nurses to conduct community cancer screenings at a variety of locations throughout the year. Find out when and where screenings are scheduled on the Cancer Outreach Community Calendar by calling 302-623-4661.

Chronic Disease Screening
Chronic disease screening programs are offered in cooperation with the Delaware Division of Public Health at various locations and times. Education and risk factor assessments for both cancer and heart disease are provided. At chronic disease screenings, you may receive checks for cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar. Mammograms and clinical breast exams or prostate exams also may be offered at selected locations.  Nurses provide education at the time of the screening and assistance with referrals and follow-up. Click here to find Chronic Disease Screenings.

Are you at risk?
Your risk for cancer depends on many factors including age, gender, ethnic origin, your medical history and any family history of cancer. The screenings you should have at different ages or stages of life depend on these and other factors. Cancer screening guidelines vary among professional medical groups. Talk with your doctor about the benefits of making cancer screening a part of life for you and your family.

Cancer Screening for women includes:

• Breast    
• Cervical/Ovarian
• Colon 
• Mouth
• Skin
• Lung

Cancer Screening for men includes:

• Lung 
• Colon 
• Mouth
• Prostate 
• Skin
• Testicular 
  

Community Resources and Partnerships

Prostate Cancer Awareness
Each year, over a quarter of a million men in the United States are diagnosed with prostate cancer. African-American men are at increased risk. Talk with your doctor about your risk factors for prostate cancer. Check out the Warriors Against Prostate Cancer to learn more about prostate health and how to talk with your doctor about a screening plan that works for you.

Breast and Cervical Cancer Awareness
Early detection of breast and cervical cancers saves lives. A variety of community resources are available to help you learn about and get tested for these cancers.

Delaware Division of Public Health and Christiana Care are working together under a state-funded public health program to bring education programs and screening services to women throughout Delaware. Screenings include mammograms, clinical breast exams, pelvic exams, Pap smears, colonoscopy and health education. The program is called Screening for Life. To find out if you are or someone you love is eligible, call 800-464-4357 (HELP).

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Christiana Care Screenings
To make an appointment at Christiana Care's Wilmington or Christiana hospitals for a mammogram, clinical breast exam, pelvic exam or PAP smear, call Christiana Care's referral service at 888-428-4100.

Christiana Care Imaging Services
For convenient centralized scheduling for mammograms and other imaging procedures call 302-623-0550 or 888-623-0550. 

Click here for more information about the Christiana Care Breast Center.

Avon Helping Hands for Breast Health Program 
Christiana Care and the Avon Foundation Breast Care Fund  can help you get your mammogram. We also want to help your sister, you mother, your grandmother, you aunt and even your best friend get their mammograms too. We can also provide assistance with funding, transportation and emotional support. Call the Breast Screening Coordinator at 302-765-4546 for more information. Assistance in Spanish is available.

Wise Women
Specially trained 'ambassadors' help women make a personal breast health plan and to access breast health community resources. An important goal is to educate women about the importance of early cancer detection through screening. To find out more about the Wise Women program, call Cancer Outreach at 302-623-4661 .

Colon Cancer Awareness
Colon cancer is the most preventable cancer. Colon cancer often has no symptoms so it is important to have your colon checked, starting at about age 50. If you have rectal bleeding, stomach cramps, weight loss, a change in bowel habits or are feeling tired you should check with a doctor right away. The test can help keep you from getting colon cancer or it could find colon cancer early when it can be cured. Talk with your doctor about the need for colon cancer screening. Call Cancer Outreach to learn about the Champions of Change program to access colon cancer screening at 302-623-4661 . 
 
Junior Board Cancer Resource Library 
Find the latest information about cancer and cancer treatment at the Junior Board Resource Library, located in the Christiana Care Helen F. Graham Cancer Center on the campus of Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware.