Reading Hospital to Offer Free Prostate and Skin Cancer Screenings

From Reading Hospital Newsroom

Pictured above: Dr. Timothy Lindsay.

McGlinn Cancer Institute at Reading Hospital is offering free prostate and skin cancer screenings in a continued effort to support community health and education. Regular screenings increase the chance of finding cancer early when it’s most treatable.

“These free screenings give our community the opportunity to take charge of their health,” said Dr. Timothy Lindsay, chief, division of hematology & oncology. “In any instance of cancer, we hope to find it early when outcomes are better and survival rates increase.”

Prostate Cancer Screening

• When: Wednesday, Nov. 5, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• Where: McGlinn Cancer Institute Reading Hospital, 420 S. 5th Ave., West Reading 
• Registration information: Space is limited, and an appointment is required. Call 1-833-34-TOWER to schedule.

Register for this free prostate screening program if you:

• are a man aged 40 to 75.
• do not have a current diagnosis of prostate cancer.
• are not under the care of a urologist for a current problem.
• have not had a prostate exam and PSA within the past year.

Skin Cancer Screening

• When: Tuesday, Nov. 11, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
• Where: McGlinn Cancer Institute Reading Hospital, 420 S. 5th Ave., West Reading
• Registration information: Space is limited, and an appointment is required. Call 1-833-34-TOWER to schedule.

Register for this free skin care screening if you:

• have a specific area of concern (Patients can have up to three areas of concern to be examined.).
• have an abnormal skin growth.
• are not currently under the care of a physician for skin cancer.

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