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Buddy Check: Free Oral Cancer Screenings

Free Screenings To Be Held

Local 2 and The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center have teamed up to bring the latest news and information on early cancer detection, treatment and prevention of oral cancers in this year's Buddy Check program.

Free screenings will be held at the following location.
  • May 22, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.
    Mano a Mano Health Fair, Houston Community College - Southeast
    6815 Rustic Avenue

Dr. Randal Weber, chair of Head and Neck Surgery, and Dr. Mark Chambers, associate professor of Dental Oncology, encourage Houstonians to "buddy up" with their dentists for early detection of oral cancers, as well as family members and friends to help reduce the risk.

For more information on oral cancers, visit www.mdanderson.org/oralcancer or call (713) 792-6161 for a brochure.

Download and print the Buddy Check Oral Cancer Brochure (Requires Free Adobe Acrobat Reader):

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