The 40-foot long van is a clinic on wheels, featuring two fully equipped examination rooms and a mammography suite. It supports virtually all screening services offered at Ellis Fischel Cancer Center with the exception of flexible sigmoidoscopy. Comprehensive and affordable screening services are available to anyone, although, special effort is made to reach men and women over age 40 or those with a history of cancer. Businesses may request a van visit to provide screenings for their employees. Rural physicians may find the van's services useful for patients who need more comprehensive screening than they can offer locally.
Requests also come from church groups, county health departments and civic clubs.
But services are not limited to these organizations. Cancer Screening Services staff will work with each requesting agency to tailor a program that will meet its needs.