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Brief: Free Flu Shot, Prostate Screening Set For Weekend

Nov. 21, 2008 — Men over 40 on St. Croix can attend a free flu shot clinic and prostate specific antigen screening (PSA) at Gov. Juan F. Luis Hospital Saturday and Sunday.
According to the American Cancer Society, there will be about 186,320 new cases of prostate cancer in the United States in 2008, and about 28,660 will die of the disease this year. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men.
Space is limited for the PSA; call 715-1190 or 719-6631 to register.
Men who qualify for screening will be given a blood test, which looks for a very specific protein, and at elevated levels correlates with prostate cancer. Men also will be encouraged to have a physical, digital exam that can help tell whether there is cancer in the prostate gland, or whether it has spread beyond the prostate gland.
Combining both tests is the most comprehensive approach to prostate cancer screening. Prostate cancer is more common in older men, black men, and men with family history of prostate cancer, said Dr. Emmanuel Graham, urologist at the hospital.
This free health clinic is 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday in the hospital.
Early detection of prostate cancer makes it more effectively treatable.
The "Day of Caring" is made possible thanks to the generous corporate contributions of AARP of the Virgin Islands, Clinical Laboratory, Hovensa LLC, Greenleaf VI, Continuum Care and SkyMed USVI. For additional information, please call Ana L. "Anita" Davila at the United Way of St. Croix, 773-0582 or 513-8359.

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