Free Prostate Cancer Screening To Be Held In Cumming

FORSYTH COUNTY, GA – The Northside Hospital Cancer Institute is offering a free community screening to determine men’s risk for developing prostate cancer, Thursday, Feb. 21, from 5:30-8 p.m. The screening will be held at the Northside Hospital Cancer Institute, Radiation Oncology –Forsyth, 1100 Northside Forsyth Drive, Suite 140, Cumming, GA 30041.

Northside offers prostate cancer screenings (PSA blood tests) throughout the year at multiple convenient locations. To be eligible, men must be between the ages of 45 and 75 and must not have a PSA blood test within the past year or a previous prostate cancer diagnosis. Qualified interpreters will be available free of charge, with advanced requests.

Men, who have a father, brother or son who has had prostate cancer, and men of African descent may have an increased risk of developing prostate cancer.

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Pre-registration is required for screening. To schedule an appointment or for information about other upcoming cancer screenings, call 404-531-4444.

The Northside Hospital health care system is one of Georgia’s leading health care providers with more than 240 locations across the state, including three acute care, state-of-the-art hospitals in Atlanta, Cherokee County and Forsyth County. Northside Hospital leads the U.S. in newborn deliveries and is among the state’s top providers of cancer care and surgical services. Northside has 3,000 physicians and 16,000 employees who serve more than 3 million patient visits annually across a full range of medical services.

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