Swim Across the Sound’s Prostate Cancer Institute in association with St. Vincent’s Medical Center will be holding its first annual Prostate Cancer Awareness Day on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 from 7:00am – 4:00pm. The event is open to the public at no cost and is in recognition of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. 

An informational booth with free raffles and giveaways will be set up in the lobby of St. Vincent’s to help further awareness of prostate cancer and the free supportive services that the Swim Prostate Cancer Institute offers to the public.   

Raffle prizes include a basketball autographed by UConn Coach Jim Calhoun and Syracuse Coach Jim Boeheim, a baseball autographed by former Major League Yankees Relief Pitcher Goose Gossage. Visitors will also be able to speak to St. Vincent’s healthcare professionals knowledgeable in prostate cancer, receive free educational materials and information on the Prostate Cancer Buddy Network and the Prostate Cancer Support Group, as well as schedule an appointment for a free prostate cancer screening. 

The Prostate Cancer Institute provides free screenings to all men age 50 and over and those aged 40 and over who due to family history and ethnicity are at higher risk for the disease. Upcoming free screenings are scheduled for Tuesday, September 12, 2006 from 5:30pm–7:30pm at the Family Health Center located at 762 Lindley Street, Bridgeport, CT and Wednesday, October 18, 2006 from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm at the Bridgeport Health Department, 752 East Main Street, Bridgeport, CT.   

For more information or to make an appointment, please call The Prostate Cancer Institute at 203-576-5521.

Click here for a current listing of prostate screening dates offered by The Prostate Cancer Institute.

Contact Name: Betsy Rice

Contact Phone: 576-5521

Contact Email: brice@stvincents.org