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Free prostate cancer screenings Sept. 13

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DECATUR, IL 

Memorial Health, in partnership with SIU Medicine and Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois, will offer free prostate cancer screenings on Friday, Sept. 13, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at SIU Urology, 302 W. Hay St. in Decatur. 

The prostate screenings include a prostate-specific antigen blood test and digital rectal exam. 

More than 250,000 men in the U.S. will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year. Prostate screenings are recommended for all men ages 50 to 69, African American men ages 40 to 60 and men with a family history of prostate cancer ages 40 to 69. 

No appointment is necessary, and walk-ins are welcome.

For more information, call 217-876-4749.

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