For Immediate Release
Contact – Janet Ingram
Cancer Outreach Coordinator
Tammy Walker Cancer Center
785-452-4848


Prostate Cancer Screening Clinic scheduled for September 22-

(September 10, 2007) – The best defense for surviving prostate cancer remains to be early detection. For this reason, local health advocates are planning a special prostate cancer screening clinic September 22 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Tammy Walker Cancer Center, 511 S. Santa Fe, Salina.

Patients will receive a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test and prostate physical performed by a physician free of charge. Results from the blood test will be mailed to patients and their primary care physicians. Appointments are required and can be made by calling the Tammy Walker Cancer Center at (785) 452-7037 before Sept. 19. Space is limited to the first 100 participants.

The American Cancer Society recommends men over age 50 have annual PSA blood tests and prostate physical exams in order to catch prostate cancer in its earliest, most treatable stages.

Men at a heightened risk, such as African-Americans and those with a family history of the disease should consider getting annual exams even earlier.

The special clinic is sponsored by the Tammy Walker Cancer Center, Salina Regional Health Center, Avon Foundation Breast Care Fund, Salina Urology Associates, the Smoky Hill Family Medicine Residency Program, Salina Masonic Lodge, Tab Pharmaceuticals and the American Cancer Society.

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