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Clinic	Cost	Screenings	Who Qualifies?	Comments
Baton Rouge General Hospital - Bluebonnet 8585 Picardy Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Tel: (225) 763-4000 or (225) 387-7280 May (annually) By appointment only.	Complimentary skin cancer screenings are offered during cancer awareness months.	Skin - Visual Exam by Inspection	Skin: Screening is offered to anyone 20 years of age or older with a skin lesion or concern.
Baton Rouge General Hospital - Mid City 3600 Florida Boulevard Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Tel: (225) 387-7000 or (225) 387-7280 September (annually) By appointment only.	Complimentary skin cancer screenings are offered during cancer awareness months.	Prostate - Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) - Digital Rectal Exam (DRE)	Prostate: Men 50 and older who have not been screened. African American men and men with a family history of prostate cancer should consider screening beginning at age 40 to 45.
Mary Bird Perkins (MBP) Cancer Center 4950 Essen Lane Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Hotline:(225) 215-1234 or (888) 616-4687 Hours vary and include evenings and weekends. Call in advance.	No charge for uninsured women or those whose policies don't provide coverage. For those with coverage, insurance company will be billed; patient is responsible for co-pay. All other exams are free.	Breast - Clinical Exam - Mammogram Skin - Visual Exam by Inspection Colon & Rectal - Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) Prostate - Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) - Digital Rectal Exam (DRE)	Breast: Clinical exam performed by a physician or nurse practitioner for women 18 and older. Screening mammograms available for women 40 and older who do not have doctor or have not had a mammogram in the past 12 months. Skin: Anyone 40 and older who has not been screened in the past year. Colon & Rectal: Anyone 50 years and older who has not been screened within the last year. Prostate: African American men 45 and over and all men over 50 who have not been screened within the last year. Men with a family history of prostate cancer are eligible 5 years before the recommended age.	Through the Early Bird Mobile Vehicle, MBP provides screenings in 15 parishes, including the Baton Rouge and Northshore areas. To find out if the Early Bird will be in your area, go to the MBP home page and look under "what's new" (right-hand side).
St. Thomas Community Health Center 1020 Saint Andrew Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Tel: (504) 529-5558 Fax: (504) 529-8840 Hours: Mon-Thurs: 8:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Friday: 8:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. Sat & Sun: CLOSED	$20 co-pay with 90% procedure discount for uninsured. Most insurance accepted, including Medicaid & Medicare.	Breast - Clinical Exam - Mammogram Gynecological Exams - Pap Smear - STD & HPV testing - Colposcopy General Preventative Medicine - Adult - Pediatric	All clinic services are available to uninsured/insured children and adults.	St. Thomas CHC has a full-time staff of Internal Medicine and Gynecological physicians as well as Nurse Practioners. Care is provided on an appointment basis with walk-ins seen as the schedule permits.
River Region Cancer Screening and Early Detection Center 9606 Airline Highway Sorrento, LA 70778 Tel: (225) 675-6896 or (800) 518-3558 Hours: Mon-Thurs: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Fri, Sat & Sun: CLOSED By appointment only. First appointment at 9:00 a.m.		Breast - Clinical Exam - Mammogram Gynecological Exams - Pelvic Exam - PAP Smear for Cervical Cancer Skin - Visual Exam by Inspection Colon & Rectal - Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) Urological - Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) - Digital Rectal Exam (DRE) - Testicular Exam	For clinical exams, women 18 years and older; for mammograms for women 40 years and older who have not had one in 12 months or who have lumps. Gynecological exams for women 18 and older or who have been sexually active at least 3 years. Skin: As needed. Urological: Annually after 40 years old; testicular available for younger men, if warranted by family history.