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

08/12/2009

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 to area men.
Dates of the free screenings are:

Wednesday, Sept. 9
Tuesday, Sept.15
6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Great Lakes Cancer Institute - McLaren
4100 Beecher Road, Flint

Thursday, Sept. 17
Tuesday, Sept. 22
6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute
302 Kensington Avenue, Flint

Screenings are conducted on a walk-in basis only.

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

Screenings, conducted by a physician, will include a digital rectal examination (DRE) and a blood draw sample for a PSA test.

In Genesee County, prostate cancer was one of the top three leading causes of cancer from 2003 to 2007 (most recent data available). More than 1,200 cases were reported in the county. In addition, Genesee County reports a higher incident rate of prostate cancer than Michigan and the US.

Early detection and education is essential to reduce these numbers, reports Dave Schreiber, Genesee County Cancer Connection coordinator.

The Genesee County Cancer Connection also will conduct free breast cancer detection screenings in October.

The Genesee County Cancer Connection is comprised of the three hospitals in Genesee County and other community organizations who work together to conduct cancer screenings, research and educational programs to help fight cancer.

For more information on the cancer connection, call Dave Schreiber at 810-766-8898.

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