Mobile County Health Department offering free prostate cancer screenings
The Mobile County Health Department is offering free prostate cancer screenings through Friday, July 31, at the following locations:
 Adult Clinic, 251 N. Bayou St.
 Calcedeaver Clinic, 1080 AA reservation Rd.
 Citronelle Clinic, 19250 N. Mobile St.
 Semmes Clinic (La Clínica de Semmes), 3810 Wulff Rd. E.
 Mt. Vernon Clinic, 19180 Shepard Lake Rd.
To schedule an appointment, call 690-8889.
According to Dr. Bert Eichold, Health Officer, prostate cancer is the No. 2 cause of cancer death in men but is one of the most treatable if caught in the early stages.
“In fact, the 10-year survival rate for prostate cancer is 93 percent if it is detected and treated early,” he says.
Eichold also says that African-American men have a 70 percent higher rate of prostate cancer than do Caucasian men and die from prostate cancer more often than other men.
For more information, call 690-8957.
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