Prostate cancer screenings offered Sept. 17

Baptist Hospital Northeast will offer prostate screenings for men over age 50 and those at high risk for prostate cancer from 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 17 in the Ambulatory Care Center.

Urologists Brooks Jackson, MD; Christopher Smith, MD; and William Buschmeyer, MD, will perform the digital rectal exams and Baptist Northeast Laboratory personnel will take blood samples to perform the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test. There will be a $5 fee to help cover the cost of the blood test.

Registration is limited, so register early by calling the Baptist Northeast Information Center at (502) 222-3627 or toll-free at 1-888-222-8071.