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Cindy Ficorelli
Phone: (810) 606-6270
Fax: (810) 606-6279
caficorelli@genesys.org

08/25/2008

Cancer Connection offers free prostate cancer screenings

(GENESEE COUNTY, MI) During National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in September, the Genesee County Cancer Connection will offer free prostate cancer screenings.
Dates of the free screenings are:

Tuesday, Sept. 9 and Wednesday, Sept. 24
6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute
302 Kensington Avenue, Flint

Thursday, Sept. 18 and Monday, Sept. 29
6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Great Lakes Cancer Institute - McLaren
4100 Beecher Road, Flint

Screenings are conducted on a walk-in basis only.

Those eligible for the free screenings are:
men over the age of 50
African American men
men with a family history of prostate cancer who are over the age of 40
men who have not been diagnosed with prostate cancer and are not under the care of a urologist

Screenings include a free physicial exam of the prostate by a physician, and a sample draw for a PSA test.

Please note these facts about prostate cancer:
In Genesee County, prostate cancer was one of the top three leading causes of cancer from 2001 to 2005, reporting more than 1,200 cases.

The incidence of prostate cancer in Genesee County is higher than numbers in the state and the country.

Rates are higher in African American men than any other race.

Early detection and education can help save lives.

For additional information on the free prostate cancer screenings, call Dave Schreiber, Genesee County Cancer Connection community coordinator, at 810-766-8898.

The Genesee County Cancer Connection is an organization that serves as a single, united forum for conducting research and screenings, collecting data, providing educational programs and acting as a resource for cancer care in the community. The organization is made up of Genesys Health System, Hurley Medical Center and McLaren Health Care.

The Genesee County Cancer Connection also will offer free breast screenings during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. Dates of walk-in screenings are Monday, Oct. 6, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Great Lakes Cancer Institute - McLaren; and Tuesday, Oct. 14, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute. For details, call 810-766-8898.

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