• By Sheila Bogan
• Posted Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Free Prostate Cancer Screenings

With support from the Forsyth County Department of Public Health and Cancer Services, two sessions of free prostate cancer screening will be offered to men throughout Wake Forest Baptist Health's service area. Men 40 years of age and older are encouraged to attend on September 22nd, 6:00 - 8:00 pm with an appointment or September 24th, 7:00 - 10:00 am without an appointment. The screenings will be done at the Downtown Health Plaza located at 1200 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive in Winston-Salem.

Men, be sure to bring your father, son, church member or golf buddy to get checked too! Women, encourage your husband, grand dad and neighbor to get screened for prostate cancer. For an appointment or more information, please call 336-716-2255.

The Forsyth County Department of Public Health as also included the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Prostate Cancer Factsheets (English and Spanish) to provide additional information.