2009 Prostate Cancer Screening Events:

PORT ARTHUR
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Lamar State College - Carl Parker Center
1800 Lakeshore Drive
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

BEAUMONT
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Sterling Pruitt Center
2930 Gulf Street
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

ORANGE
Saturday, October 3, 2009
North Orange Baptist Church
4775 16th Street
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.



Expressions of gratitude from prostate cancer screening clients:

"We thank you all ever so much for the 'Gift of Life.' Without it, we couldn't afford to be tested. With services like this, my husband has a chance of life each year. His father died with prostate cancer. Thank you all and thanks to all of the sponsors. We are grateful."

"Thank you so much for providing this very important service. I believe without it, many men would go without testing until it was too late. Your staff and volunteers were very courteous and knowledgeable."

"Thanks for bringing the program to Orange County. It provides a much needed and vital service to an otherwise seemingly forgotten patient base."

Each September, in conjunction with National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, the "Gift of Life" hosts its annual Prostate Cancer Screening Events scheduled in Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Orange.

Over the course of three successive weekends, local urologists and other physicians, nurses, and phlebotomists who serve as "Gift of Life" volunteers provide free PSA blood tests and digital rectal exams to approximately 500 medically underserved men. Clients also receive educational materials related to prostate cancer, preventative care, early detection, and treatment.

During the past eight years, this initiative has had a tremendous impact on the lives of thousands of Southeast Texans with the provision of nearly 6,000 free prostate cancer screenings and educational outreach that has motivated additional men to visit their doctors and be tested. Notably, we have referred more than 120 men to UTMB for follow-up on abnormal test results, with over 20 men having been diagnosed with prostate cancer through our program.

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URGENT MESSAGE The American Cancer Society suggests: All men 45 and older should talk with their health care provider about beginning PSA (prostate specific antigen) blood tests and DREs (digital rectal exams) every year. Men in high risk groups (African Americans and those with a family history of prostate cancer in close family members) should consider beginning these tests starting at age 40.