Hospitals Offer Free Prostate Cancer Screenings for Cancer Awareness Month

The Alaska Urological Institute is teaming up with local hospitals to provide free prostate cancer screenings starting next week.

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Story Created: Sep 14, 2011 at 3:36 PM AKDT

Story Updated: Sep 14, 2011 at 3:36 PM AKDT

Prostate cancer is the number one cancer diagnosed in men throughout Alaska and the U.S.

The Alaska Urological Institute is teaming up with local hospitals to provide free prostate cancer screenings starting next week.

Alaska Regional Hospital and Providence Medical Center are offering free exams this month and the Valley Urology Center will offer them for free on the last day of September.

Medical officials suggest men over age 40, those with a family history of prostate cancer and higher-risk males like African-Americans and Hispanics be examined annually.

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Anonymous said on Sunday, Sep 25 at 12:06 PM

they need more customers for thier scam!! sheep think this is free, patriots know this is part of the medical tyranny. business must be slow!

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Steve Stewart said on Wednesday, Sep 14 at 4:59 PM

no thanks---i don't want any cancer even if it is free----------------

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