Bayhealth Offers Free Prostate Cancer Screenings

Bayhealth Medical Center will offer free prostate cancer screenings during Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in September.  These free screenings are part of Bayhealth's continuing efforts to educate the community and help people identify cancer in its earliest, most treatable stage.

"In prostate cancer, symptoms are rare in its early stages.  If people wait for symptoms before getting screened, it's more likely they will be diagnosed with advanced disease", according to Bayhealth Cancer Institute Coordinator Trisha Bentley, BSN, RN, CBCN.

Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men and the second leading cause of cancer deaths for men according to the American Cancer Society.  You should receive an annual screening if you're a man over the age of 50, or if you're a male over the age of 40 with a family history of prostate cancer.  African-American men are twice as likely to die from prostate cancer and should begin screenings at the age of 40.     

The Bayhealth Cancer Institute is providing a free prostate cancer screening which consists of a prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood test, and a digital rectal exam (DRE).   The screenings are free but registration is required at least one week before your screening!  For any questions, and to register, please call (302) 430-5173 or (302) 744-6752

Upcoming free prostate cancer screenings: 

Prostate Cancer Screenings:

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Bayhealth Cancer Center

Milford Memorial Hospital

21 W. Clarke Avenue, Milford, DE

Saturday, September 25, 2010

9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Bayhealth Hematology/Oncology Associates

540 South Governor's Avenue - Suite 100, Dover, DE

Bayhealth Medical Center's mission is to improve the health status of all members of the Bayhealth community.  Central and Southern Delaware's largest healthcare system, Bayhealth is comprised of Kent General and Milford Memorial Hospitals, Middletown Medical Center and numerous satellite facilities.  Bayhealth was ranked Best in Delaware for Cardiac Surgery by HealthGrades 2009 and was recognized by J.D. Power and Associates for the third year for providing an "Outstanding Inpatient Experience."  Bayhealth is a technologically advanced not-for-profit healthcare system employing over 2,900 with a medical staff of 455 physicians.  Bayhealth is a member of the Penn Cancer Network and is an affiliate of the University of Pennsylvania Health System - Penn Cardiac Care.  In the 2009 fiscal year, Bayhealth recorded 75,916 emergency department visits, 17,168 patients admitted to beds and 2,211 births.  Last year, as part of its mission, Bayhealth provided more than $33.6 million in unreimbursed care to patients.  For more information, please go to www.bayhealth.org.