SHREVEPORT, La. — LSU Health Shreveport is offering free head and neck cancer screenings this month while leading national clinical trials aimed at improving cancer treatment, officials said.
The screenings will take place April 22 starting at 8 a.m. in the Head & Neck Cancer Clinic on the third floor of the Feist-Weiller Cancer Center in Shreveport. The event is open to the community and does not require payment.
Dr. Catherine Chang, an assistant professor of otolaryngology at LSU Health Shreveport, said the screening is part of a nationwide effort to catch head and neck cancers early, especially for people who may not otherwise be evaluated…