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Tunnell Cancer Center Offers Free Prostate Screenings on Feb. 24

02/16/10

Tunnell Cancer Center is offering free prostate cancer screenings from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday, February 24. Appointments must be made calling Carol Moore at 645-3300, ext. 2724.

The screenings will take place at the Tunnell Cancer Center, located at the Beebe Health Campus on John J. Williams Highway (Route 24) in Rehoboth Beach.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer, other than skin cancers, in American men, according to the American Cancer Society. It is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men, behind lung cancer, one out of every six men will get it. Most men will survive if their cancer is detected and treated early. Men should have their first prostate exam at age 40.

Beebe Medical Center encourages people to have cancer screenings done in compliance with American Cancer Society guidelines. For questions on the cancer screenings and education, please call Cathy Ward, RN, Beebe Medical Center Cancer Screening Nurse Navigator, at (302) 645-3169.

Beebe Medical Center is a not-for-profit community medical center with a charitable mission to encourage healthy living, prevent illness, and restore optimal health with the people residing, working, or visiting in the communities we serve. For more information, please visit us online at www.beebemed.org