FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Southside Regional Medical Center
200 Medical Park Blvd.
Petersburg, VA 23805
Contact: Tonya Grant, Manager, Marketing/Public Relations
(804) 765-5393

12/30/2008

Southside Regional Medical Center Offers FREE Prostate Screening

Petersburg, VA- More than 186,000 men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year. Prostate cancer occurs more often in African-American men than in men of other races and African-American men are also more likely to be diagnosed at an advanced stage.* Southside Regional Medical Center (SRMC) will be sponsoring a FREE Prostate Screening on Wednesday, January 14th from 4-6pm at SRMC Cancer Center, 629 South Adams Street, Petersburg. No appointment is necessary, however, supplies are limited. For more information, call 804-765-5393.


*American Cancer Society, Inc.