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Michael Carter,
Diversity Officer,
Mission Healthcare.
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Dr. J.G. Cargill, MD, Urologist.
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Staff reports
African American men face higher risk, greater benefit.
Free prostate cancer screenings will be offered again this year by the Cancer Program of Mission Hospital and Asheville community urologists. The screening examinations will be done by four area urologists, and a PSA blood test will also be done.
The screenings will be held on two Tuesdays, September 14 and 21, from 5:45 to 7:30 p.m. at 445 Biltmore Avenue (at Victoria Rd.), on the second floor in the Mission Outpatient Care Center area.
Asheville urologist J. G. Cargill and Mission Diversity Officer Michael Carter both have a message aimed particularly toward African American men: “Take advantage of the free prostate cancer screening. Early detection is important: men whose prostate cancer is detected early, before it has spread, have a 92 percent survival rate at five years.”
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Friday, 13 August 2010 |
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 Forty dental chairs will fill A-B Tech’s gym in the Coman Student Center awaiting patients in need of a cleaning, fillings, and other dental services.
Staff Reports
The North Carolina Dental Society will bring its Missions of Mercy (MOM), a free dental clinic for the community, to AB Tech’s Asheville campus from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. August 13 and 14.
In addition to the state Dental Society and AB Tech, the clinic is offered in conjunction with the local Dental Society, Eblen Charities, Asheville-Buncombe Community Christian Ministry, and others. More than 40 dentists will volunteer their services, along with dozens of hygienists, assistants, lab technicians, students, and members of the general public. The volunteers are expected to provide dental care worth $350,000 to $400,000 for to up to 1,000 people during the two-day event.
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