Feist-Weiller Cancer Center sponsors the community-based Partners in Wellness health screening program that operates on a year-round basis. A mobile cancer screening unit with the only mobile digital mammography equipment in north Louisiana travels to rural communities providing them with adequate access to cancer prevention and early detection initiatives. Partners in Wellness cancer screening is free to financially qualified uninsured or under-insured individuals. Screening tests for prostate, colorectal, breast and cervical cancer are offered. The goal of the program is to reduce the burden of cancer in Louisiana through early detection and prevention. Partners in Wellness aims to promote good health through routine screening exams and education. To make a screening appointment or to receive more information, call 318.813.2225 or 1.800.582.4523.
Check our 2015 mobile unit schedules for dates and locations.
Screening includes a general exam for men and women
- blood pressure
- body weight/height
- urine glucose (checks for diabetes)
- cholesterol
For Women
- pap smear (ages 18+)
- pelvic exam (ages 18+)
- clinical breast exam (CBE) (ages 18+)
- mammogram (ages 40+)
- fecal occult blood test (FOBT) (ages 50+)
For Men
- general exam (ages 18+)
- prostate specific antigen test (PSA) *(ages 50+)
- digital rectal exam (DRE) *(ages 50+)
- fecal occult blood test (FOBT) (ages 50+)
* 45 years of age for African Americans and other high risk groups
Especially high risk men may be screened starting at age 40
Partners in Wellness Sites
LSU Health Shreveport
1501 Kings Hwy
Shreveport, LA 71103
LSU Hospital building on the corner of Kings Hwy and Linwood Ave, second floor above the emergency room.
PIW screening is supported by Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, the CDC Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, and Susan G. Komen Northwest Louisiana.