Westport Weston Health District Offers Free Prostate Cancer Screenings

The Westport Weston Health District (WWHD) and St. Vincent’s Medical Center urologists will be teaming up to offer free prostate screenings on Thursday, Nov. 11, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Health District, 180 Bayberry Lane.

The clinic is open to all men over 50 or those over 40 who are at risk due to family history. Screenings will include PSA blood test and digital rectal exam. There is no residency requirement. An appointment is required.

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer, other than skin cancer, among men in the United States.

The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that 230,900 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in the United States in 2004, and approximately 29,900 men will die of this disease.

In Connecticut, ACS estimates 2,400 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed.

Most cases of early prostate cancer have no symptoms. Some cases may be found because of symptoms such as slowing or weakening of the urinary stream, pain or burning during urination, or continuing pain in the lower back, pelvis or
upper thighs.

For an appointment call St. Vincent’s at (203) 576-5500 weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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