Lyda Hill Cancer Prevention Center

UT MD Anderson offers the following cancer screenings:

• Breast
• Cervical
• Colon
• Liver
• Lung
• Ovarian
• Prostate
• Skin
  

View information about recommended screenings, as well as a cancer risk assessment.

UT MD Anderson's Lyda Hill Cancer Prevention Center offers a range of services to help you learn how to reduce your cancer risk or to detect cancer early -- when it’s most treatable. Cancer screening exams are based on age, gender and disease risk. We also offer risk assessment, risk reduction and diagnostic evaluation services.

Cancer screening exams are medical tests done when you’re healthy, with no signs of illness. They help find cancer early, when the chances for successfully treating the disease are greatest. Find out what screening exams are right for you, based on age, gender and family history.

Screening costs vary from insurance to insurance. If you are enrolled in a managed care plan (HMO, PPO or POS), your screening at UT MD Anderson may be covered by insurance. Check our list of currently accepted insurance plans. If you don’t see your plan listed or you have insurance questions, call 877-632-6789.

Yes. If you think you might be at risk for an inherited cancer, it's a good idea to meet with a genetics counselor. He or she will review your family medical history, talk to you about the role of genetics in cancer and perform a hereditary cancer risk assessment. This assessment will cover:

• Your chances of having a genetic mutation
• Personalized genetic testing recommendations
• A general estimate of your personal cancer risks
• Individualized cancer screening and prevention recommendations

Find out more about genetic testing at UT MD Anderson.

Yes, multi-cancer detection (MCD) tests are offered through the Cancer Prevention Center. These tests can screen for dozens of cancers, including cancer of the breast, colon, kidney, liver, lung, pancreas, prostate and rectum with a simple blood screening.

The MCD test at UT MD Anderson is not FDA-approved at this time and is typically not covered by insurance. The test can help screen for cancer but can result in false positives and false negatives. It does not replace standard cancer screenings, like mammograms and colonoscopies. Data has not yet shown that MCD tests improve survival outcomes or result in earlier cancer diagnoses. Learn more about MCD tests.

MCD testing at UT MD Anderson is available to people who do not have a cancer diagnosis and to survivors who have been cancer-free for at least three years.

If you get a positive test result, you will get a referral to the Suspicion of Cancer Clinic for additional testing. Your appointment may include a physical exam, imaging exams, blood tests and a biopsy of suspected cancer tissue.