Einstein Offers Free Prostate Cancer Screenings
Philadelphia, PA, August 27, 2007 -- Albert Einstein Medical Center will offer free prostate cancer screenings on Tuesday, September 18 from 4 to 6 p.m., during Prostate Cancer Awareness Week. The screenings will be held at Einstein’s Cancer Center located on the first floor
of the Braemer Heart Center Building, 5501 Old York Road. To schedule a screening or get more information, call 1-800-EINSTEIN.
Screenings will be scheduled after September 1.
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. Over 30,000 men will die from it
every year. The good news is that prostate cancer is nearly 100 percent survivable if detected early. Unfortunately, for
many men there are no early warning signs or symptoms. The only way to detect prostate cancer in its early stages is through
a simple blood test (PSA) and a digital rectal exam (DRE). It is recommended that African-American men be screened yearly
starting at age 40. Caucasian and Asian men should start being screened yearly at age 50. Men with a family history of prostate
cancer are at high risk for developing the disease and should be screened yearly starting at age 35.
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About Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, is a 1,200 bed integrated delivery network serving the communities of North Philadelphia
and Montgomery County, PA. A founding member of the Jefferson Health System, Einstein combines the best of academic medicine
and community service, employing nearly 7,000 people, and offering training programs for physician residents and fellows,
nurses and other health professionals. The Network provides healthcare services through the Albert Einstein Medical Center
and Einstein at Elkins Park hospitals, its MossRehab and Belmont Behavioral Health divisions, Germantown Community Health
Services, Willow Terrace (a nursing home), Willowcrest (a center for subacute care), outpatient facilities such as Center
One and Einstein Neighborhood Healthcare, network of primary care and specialist practices throughout the community. For more
information, visit or call 1-800-EINSTEIN.
CONTACT: Judy Horwitz
Communications Specialist
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
215-456-6767 horwitzj@einstein.edu
Publish date: August 27, 2007
