DERBY - The Center for Cancer Care at Griffin Hospital recently provided 31 free prostate cancer screenings to help encourage men to get checked for the disease and to increase their health awareness.
This is the first year Griffin has offered these free screenings to the community.
Participating physicians included Dr. Joseph Cardinale of the Center for Cancer Care, and Drs. Grace Biggs and Joseph Camilleri of Griffin Faculty Practice Urology.
As a result of the screenings, two men were referred for further testing.
Screenings recommended
According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer screenings are recommended for men at 50 years old.
Men at higher risk, including African-American men and men who have a first-degree relative (father or brother) diagnosed with prostate cancer before age 65, should be screened at age 45.
Men at a very high risk (multiple family members diagnosed with prostate cancer before age 65 years) should receive be tested at age 40.
If you or someone you know is due for a prostate cancer screening, contact your physician, or call Griffin Faculty Physicians at 1-800-382-0903, or visit griffinfacultyphysicians.org.
For more information about men’s health, including a “check-up list” for screenings, visit Griffin Hospital’s Health Initiative for Men website, griffinhealth.org/him.
This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.
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