Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death for men in the United States. Studies show that one in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime. To promote early detection of prostate cancer, free prostate cancer screenings were offered recently in two locations within the five-county region served by University of Maryland Shore Regional Health.
The Cancer Center at UM Shore Regional Health hosted screenings in partnership with the Talbot County NAACP and the Chesapeake Multicultural Resource Center, who provided Spanish-speaking interpreters. R. Duane Cespedes, MD, John Foley, MD, John Knud-Hansen, MD, Christopher Parry, DO, and Christopher Runz, DO, of Shore Comprehensive Urology assisted with the screenings, which were open to the public. Forty-six men were screened at the event.
UM Shore Regional Health also participated in a free prostate cancer screening, forum and dinner held at Mt. Olive AME Church in Worton, Maryland. Prostate cancer screenings were provided by Dr. Christopher Parry of Shore Comprehensive Urology. The prostate cancer forum and dinner were sponsored by Mt. Olive AME, the Minority Outreach and Technical Assistance program (MOTA) and the Kent County Health Department, and partially funded by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Cigarette Restitution Funds. Eighty members of the community were in attendance; 23 men were screened at the event.
Additional information about the various cancer prevention events and screenings available throughout the year can be found by visiting UMShoreRegional.org/Cancer_Program.
As part of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), University of Maryland Shore Regional Health is the principal provider of comprehensive health care services for more than 170,000 residents of Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot counties on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
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