Pennsylvania Hospital Offers Free Prostate Cancer Screening, Tuesday, September 16, 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. September is prostate cancer awareness month
WHAT: You can save your life with a prostate-cancer check this fall. The Joan Karnell Cancer Center at Pennsylvania Hospital will offer free prostate cancer screenings for men between the ages of 40 and 75 on Tuesday, September 16, from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. at its offices on Washington Square. Screenings will consist of a digital rectal examination and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test. Appointments are necessary.
WHEN: Tuesday, September 16, 3:30-7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Joan Karnell Cancer Center Farm Journal Building, 2nd floor, 230 W. Washington Square
WHY: The best prevention for advanced prostate cancer is early detection. Symptoms of prostate cancer may not be obvious until the disease is advanced. Men with a family history of prostate cancer and men of African-American descent are at higher risk than other men and should be screened annually beginning at age 40. Experts from the Joan Karnell Cancer Center offer the following additional tips to help beat the odds of an advanced prostate-cancer diagnosis:
"¢ Schedule a screening: Your chances of survival increase with early diagnosis."¢ Get a woman on the case: As many as 60 percent of men screened say that their wives, girlfriends or another female encouraged them to get screened. "¢ Watch your diet: Supplements and food sources rich in anti-oxidants (vitamin E and selenium) have shown to control cell damage and may prevent prostate cancer."¢ Start moving: A healthy exercise program will increase circulation, lower stress and may decrease levels of prostate-stimulating androgens."¢ Research your risk: The more you know and the earlier you know it, the more control you have over your outcome. Read, ask others and go on-line to educate yourself about prostate cancer. # # # Editor's Note: Registration is required to attend. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 1-800-789-PENN. To speak to an expert from the Joan Karnell Cancer center, contact Lee-Ann Landis at 215-829-8043.
About Pennsylvania HospitalPennsylvania Hospital " the nation's first " was founded in 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond. Today, the acute care facility offers a full-range of diagnostic and therapeutic medical services and is a major teaching and clinical research institution. The campus includes specialty treatment centers, such as the Joan Karnell Cancer Center and the Penn Neurological Institute. Specialties include: Surgical Services (including orthopaedics & vascular); Otorhinolaryngology (ENT); Urology, Obstetrics Program (including high-risk maternal and fetal services and neonatology); Neurosciences; Behavioral Health; and expanding programs in Cancer, Cardiac Care and Bloodless Medicine and Surgery.
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