UNC Health Pardee Offering Free Prostate Cancer Screenings on Tuesday, Sept 9
In recognition of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, UNC Health Pardee is offering free prostate cancer screenings with urologist Glover Little, M.D., on Tuesday, Sept. 9, from 5:30 to 7pm. Screenings are by appointment only and will take place at Pardee Cancer Center, located at 805 6th Ave West in Hendersonville. Participants must call 828-696-1342 to schedule an appointment; walk-ins will not be accepted.
Men ages 40 to 77 who have never been diagnosed with or had treatment for prostate cancer are eligible, provided they have not had another prostate screening within one year, including DRE and PSA screenings.
“When caught early, prostate cancer is highly treatable,” said Dr. Little. The most common risk factor for prostate cancer is age. Men have an increased chance of being diagnosed with prostate cancer as they age. Other risk factors include racial and ethnic background and family history. Compared with white men, black men are more likely to develop prostate cancer in their lifetime and twice as likely to die from the disease, according to the National Cancer Institute at the National Institute of Health. “Men should talk with their provider about their risk factors and discuss when prostate screening is recommended,” Little added.
UNC Health Pardee is a not-for-profit regional healthcare organization based in Henderson County and managed by UNC Health. The county-owned hospital was founded in 1953 in Hendersonville, NC, and is licensed for 222 acute care beds. Pardee has grown from the Henderson County Hospital to become a healthcare system that serves residents across Henderson, Haywood, Transylvania, and Buncombe counties, offering a wide range of medical services, including a comprehensive primary care physician network, a cancer center, three urgent care locations, four orthopedics and sports medicine clinics and a medical staff representing 43 specialties. For more information or to find a physician, visit pardeehospital.org.
