Find Screenings and Support

Simmons Cancer Center works alongside its Parkland affiliate to improve access to cancer prevention, early detection, and survivorship services for communities in North Texas and beyond. We do this by bringing mobile cancer screening units to convenient locations throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and to many surrounding counties. Through grant funding and other initiatives, we are able to make some screening services and connections to care available to qualified individuals without insurance. Several of our programs are offered both virtually and in person, and our nicotine cessation programs are free.

Simmons Cancer Center

• Simmons Cancer Center’s Nicotine Cessation Program is devoted to helping you or a loved one quit smoking, vaping, or using any nicotine and tobacco products. Appointments are offered virtually, and the cost is free, with the exception of optional medicines. Call 833-722-6237 or email NicotineCessationProgram@utsouthwestern.edu to schedule an appointment.
• UT Southwestern screening navigators connect you with our lung and colorectal cancer screening programs based on your healthcare coverage. They also let you know what to expect during the screening process. For assistance with lung cancer screening, call 214-645-3291. For colorectal cancer screening assistance, call 214-645-7981.
• UT Southwestern medical students provide free hepatitis B and C screenings for the community. After testing, they help link patients to appropriate medical care. Email dfwhepbfree@gmail.com to request a screening event for your organization.
• Simmons’ Cancer Genetics Program offers genetic counseling and testing for all identified types of cancer, and we see more than 2,000 patients each year at our clinics in Dallas and Fort Worth or virtually. Services can be billed through insurance; however, there are also options for reduced self-pay costs and possibilities for financial assistance. Call 214-645-2563 to learn more.
• Our Center for Breast Care contracts with businesses, schools, places of worship, and other organizations to provide mobile breast cancer screening mammograms at work sites, health fairs, and other convenient locations. The mobile unit travels throughout Dallas-Fort Worth and to surrounding areas. Grant funding may be available to cover services for those with limited access to insurance. Call Sydney McCauley at 469-852-0043 for additional information.

Simmons Cancer Center at Moncrief Cancer Institute in Fort Worth

• Moncrief Cancer Institute, part of Simmons Cancer Center, makes cancer screenings accessible to men and women in more than 100 counties across North, Central, and East Texas. Moncrief’s innovative Mobile Screening Clinics provide breast, cervical, and prostate cancer screenings for those who are uninsured and qualify. Moncrief also offers colorectal and lung cancer screenings for women and men who are underserved. If patients need further tests after their initial screenings, Moncrief’s nurse navigators help schedule follow-up appointments with providers near their home.
• Moncrief also provides support for cancer survivors through its support groups, fitness classes, and culinary classes, which are free and open to anyone, regardless of where they are a patient.
• For more information or to request an appointment, call 800-405-7739.

Parkland Health

• Parkland’s mobile mammography van brings breast cancer screening to its community clinics and health events throughout Dallas County. Call 214-266-3333 for more information.
• Parkland also operates two mobile clinics designed to meet women’s essential health needs. Through community partnerships, the clinics expand compassionate, low-cost care by traveling to locations in Dallas County and beyond.
• Parkland’s behavioral health specialists lead a series of free nicotine cessation classes geared toward helping patients stop smoking or using other tobacco products. Classes are offered at select Parkland Community Health Centers and online, both in English and Spanish. A Parkland care team referral is required. Call 469-419-7867 for more information.