Press release:
Pardee UNC Health Care will host a free prostate cancer educational session on Thursday, Sept. 14, at 6 p.m. and free prostate cancer screenings on Tuesday, Sept. 19 and Thursday, Sept. 21, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. All events will take place at the Pardee Cancer Center, located at 805 6th Avenue West in Hendersonville. Pre-qualification is required for screenings and walk-ins will not be accepted. To pre-qualify, please call 828-698-7317. Spanish interpretation services are available free of charge.
The educational session, “The ABCs of Screening for Prostate Cancer,” is free and open to the public. Urologist W. Glover Little, M.D., will present on the who, what, when, where and why of prostate cancer, and will be available to speak one-on-one with guests afterward. Men ages 40 to 75 will have the opportunity to be pre-qualified for prostate cancer screenings. Light snacks and beverages will be served.
The free screenings are available for men ages 40 to 75 who have never been diagnosed with or had treatment for prostate cancer, and who have not had a prostate cancer screening within the last nine months. Check-ins will take place in the Cancer Center lobby and Pardee urologists John deHoll, M.D., Scott Donaldson, M.D., and Glover Little, M.D., will perform the screenings. Pardee Hospital Foundation will fund the screening expenses for participating patients. For more information, go to Classes & Events at www.pardeehospital.org.
Pardee UNC Health Care is a not-for-profit community hospital founded in 1953 and is managed by UNC Health Care. The hospital is licensed for 222 acute care beds. Pardee has several locations separate from the main campus, including a comprehensive physician practice network, two urgent care locations and five orthopedic clinics. For more information or to find a physician, visit pardeehospital.
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