Northside Hosptal to Offer Free Prostate Screenings

Men can take advantage of free prostate cancer screenings at the Northside Hospital-Atlanta Cancer Center on Johnson Ferry, in September.

Health care professionals will screen adult men for symptoms of prostate cancer and offer free PSA (protein specific antigen) blood tests, and digital rectal exams from 6-8 p.m., on Sept. 12. Registration is required. Also, Spanish speaking interpreters will be available.

A limited number of appointments are available for men with insurance. An announcement said. Uninsured men, ages 40-75, who have never been diagnosed with prostate cancer and haven’t had a prostate exam within the past year, are eligible to participate. A nurse will be there to help arrange follow up care, if indicated, the announcement said.

Nearly 6,500 men in Georgia will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year, according to the National Cancer Institute. It remains the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men, aside from skin cancer. Northside Hospital says they are a state leader in the fight against prostate cancer, diagnosing and treating more cases of the disease than any other community hospital in Georgia.