"Prostate Cancer: Speaking Man to Man" Television Program


Seated left to right: Bruce Romick, MD; Paul Siami, MD; Phillip Gilson, MD; host Mike Blake, Thomas Gadient, MD; Andrew Dixon-Reed, PhD; and Al Korba, MD in the studios of 14 WFIE

On Tuesday, September 9th, 2003 from 8 to 9 p.m. Mike Blake of 14 WFIE hosted a one hour program produced by Evansville Cancer Center entitled "Prostate Cancer: Speaking Man to Man".

This program featured local prostate cancer survivors who shared their personal story, urologists from the Tri-State area, and oncologists from Evansville Cancer Center who talked about signs and symptoms of prostate cancer, how to be screened for this disease, and what treatment options are offered right here in Evansville.

In addition, viewers had the opportunity to call into WFIE's studios and have their questions answered live by a panel of physicians. "Prostate Cancer: Speaking Man to Man" covered everything you need to know about the prostate and prostate cancer but were afraid to ask.

Prostate Cancer Screenings in Our Community
Evansville Cancer Center coordinated several prostate cancer screenings in our community both with industries and health fairs.

The screenings were provided free of charge because of a grant awarded to Evansville Cancer Center from AstraZeneca and with the excellent assistance of LabCorp, the laboratory who processed the PSA blood test results. Several urologists generously donated their time to provide digital rectal exams as part of the prostate cancer screening.

As of October 2003, 328 men were screened for prostate cancer. Of that number, 11 men were found to have PSA's of 4 or higher and were encouraged to schedule an appointment with their primary care physician or a urologist. Alarmingly, almost one-half of the men who participated in the screenings had never had a PSA blood test prior to this screening.

The American Cancer Society recommends men to be screened on an annual basis for prostate cancer beginning at age 50 for caucasians, and age 40 for African-Americans or those with a family history. All of the participants were instructed to take the results of their PSA blood test to their primary care physician as a baseline or for future comparison.

Evansville Cancer Center would like to thanks those who participated and those who assisted in any aspect of the prostate awareness campaign!

A volunteer from VistaCare doing a PSA blood test on Steven Williams of Dayton, OH as part of a free prostate cancer screening sponsored by Evansville Cancer Center.

Rev. Charles Williams (seated), President and CEO of Indiana Black Expo, talks with cancer survivors Arthur Kemp (left) & George Flowers during the Expo.