Free Prostate Cancer Screenings Scheduled in Kent and Talbot Counties

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John Foley, MD, Christopher Runz, DO, Christopher Parry, DO, Duane Cespedes, MD, and John Knud-Hansen, MD, of University of Maryland Community Medical Group - Urology, will be providing free prostate cancer screenings in Kent and Talbot Counties.
John Foley, MD, Christopher Runz, DO, Christopher Parry, DO, Duane Cespedes, MD, and John Knud-Hansen, MD, of University of Maryland Community Medical Group – Urology, will be providing free prostate cancer screenings in Kent and Talbot Counties.

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths for American men. To promote early detection of prostate cancer, the Cancer Center at University of Maryland Shore Regional Health has scheduled free screenings in two locations across the region.
A Prostate Cancer Screening and Forum will be held on Monday, September 12 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at Mt. Olive AME Church, 24824 Lambs Meadow Road in Worton.  The Prostate Cancer Forum and dinner will be sponsored by Mt. Olive AME, the Minority Outreach and Technical Assistance (MOTA) Program and the Kent County Health Department, and partially funded by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Cigarette Restitution Funds. Free prostate cancer screenings will be provided by University of Maryland Shore Regional Health and Christopher Parry, DO, of UM Community Medical Group – Urology. To register for the forum, dinner and screening at the Worton location, call Andrea Edwards, RN, at 410-778-7970.
On Wednesday, September 21, free prostate cancer screenings will be offered at University of Maryland Shore Medical Pavilion at Easton, 490 Cadmus Lane, Suite 104 in Easton. The screenings, which will be offered from 5-8 p.m., are being coordinated by the Cancer Center in partnership with the Talbot County NAACP, the Chesapeake Multicultural Resource Center and the Talbot Senior Center at Brookletts Place.  Participating physicians include University of Maryland Shore Regional Health and UM Community Medical Group – Urology providers, R. Duane Cespedes, MD; John Foley, MD; John Knud-Hansen, MD, FACS; and Christopher Runz, DO. To register for screening at the Easton location, call the Cancer Center at UM Shore Regional Health at 410-820-6800.
Those interested in being screened are encouraged to discuss the testing with their primary care providers to determine if the PSA blood test will benefit them in the early detection of prostate cancer and other prostate health issues.
The screenings are open to the public.  Uninsured and underinsured are welcome to participate.  Pre-registration is required for screening at either location as space is limited.