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For Immediate Release
Early Detection Key in Surviving Prostate Cancer
Oklahoma City —
Because prostate cancer often
develops without any warning signs or symptoms, it’s important for men
to be screened. That is why Mercy Health Center will offer a free
prostate screening Thursday, September 20, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The
screening will include a PSA lab test, digital rectal exam and
colorectal and cholesterol screenings.
Statistics show that one in six men will develop
prostate cancer in their lifetime, but with early detection, survival
rates are nearly 100 percent. The Prostate Cancer Education Council
recommends PSA blood work in combination with yearly rectal exams for
all men over the age of 40. For African American and Hispanic males, as
well as those with a family history of prostate cancer (or those showing
urinary symptoms), the recommended screening age begins at 35.
“Beginning yearly screenings is vital to the
detection and prevention of prostate cancer,” said Dr. Basel Hassoun, a
Mercy urologist. “We have to be more successful at getting high-risk men
in for screening at an earlier age and educating them on the importance
of follow-up. Mercy is and has been committed to having these annual
screenings for those reasons with a strong focus on high-risk men.”
The screening is at Mercy’s Cancer Resource Center
in the McAuley Building. To participate in this free screening, an
appointment is necessary. For more information or to register, call
752-3338.
Press release dated: August 31, 2007
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