June 8, 2010
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute is offering free prostate cancer screenings from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 11, in the hospital’s first floor clinic at 300 West 10th Ave.
Registration is recommended and appointments can be scheduled by calling The JamesLine at 1-800-293-5066. Annual screenings are recommended if you are: age 50 or older; age 45 or older and African-American; or age 40 or older with a family history of prostate cancer.
The free screening will consist of a digital rectal exam and a prostate-specific antigen blood test. Complimentary garage parking is provided.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, but it is also one of the most curable if detected early. The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 186,000 men in the United States will develop prostate cancer and more than 28,000 will die from it this year. Yearly exams are recommended for many men as one way of detecting the disease at a stage when it can be treated successfully.
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (cancer.osu.edu) is one of only 40 Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the United States designated by the National Cancer Institute. Ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the top 20 cancer hospitals in the nation, The James is the 180-bed adult patient-care component of the cancer program at The Ohio State University. The OSUCCC-James is one of only seven funded programs in the country approved by the NCI to conduct both Phase I and Phase II clinical trials.
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Eileen Scahill
Medical Center Communications
614-293-3737
Eileen.Scahill@osumc.edu