
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, September 23, 1993                   TAG: 9309230219
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV-2   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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DATELINE: PULASKI                                LENGTH: Short

PROSTATE-CANCER SCREENINGS IN PULASKI

Pulaski Community Hospital will sponsor free prostate cancer screenings Sept. 29, noon-8 p.m., as a part of Prostate Cancer Awareness Week.

The hospital has been selected as part of a longitudinal study for prostate-specific antigen coordinated by the Prostate Cancer Educational Council at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.

The examinations will be available for men over 40 who have a family history of prostate cancer, African-American men and all men over 50. A digital examination and a prostate-specific antigen blood test will be offered. An appointment is required, and blood tests are limited to 150 men. Call 980-6822, extension 696.

by CNB