Prostate Solutions of Arizona Announces Prostate Cancer Awareness Week
Posted on: Friday, 16 September 2005, 12:00 CDT
Event Prostate Cancer Awareness Week -- September 17-24, 2005 (Events throughout the Phoenix metro area are posted at http://www.psa.md/pcaw.htm ) Facts about Prostate Cancer * One in six men will get prostate cancer * Men are more likely to get prostate cancer than women are to get breast cancer * More than 99 percent survive if caught early * More than 30,000 men will die this year from prostate cancer -- the second deadliest cancer among men * At its early stages, prostate cancer has no symptoms * Prostate cancer screening usually involves a simple blood test and physical exam * African American men have the highest incidence and mortality of prostate cancer in the world * Family history increases the risk of prostate cancer Available for expert interviews / comment Larry L. Bans, M.D. (Prostate Cancer Survivor / Urologist) Prostate Solutions of Arizona 602.426.9772 http://www.psa.md/ Dr. Bans' Bio
Larry L. Bans, M.D., is a board-certified urologist (and prostate cancer survivor) with more than 25 years of experience. He has dedicated his practice to the aggressive diagnosis and treatment of both malignant and benign disorders of the prostate. Dr. Bans combines state-of-the-art diagnostic tools with advanced, progressive thinking, to provide his patients with a level of care that has a higher, personal devotion. His philosophy about his practice and dedication to his patients has continually earned the respect of his peers. Dr. Bans has been a peer-selected "Top Doc" in PHOENIX Magazine each year since it started the special issue eleven years ago.
Available Topic Expert(s): For information on the listed expert(s), click appropriate link. Larry L. Bans, M.D. http://profnet.prnewswire.com/ud_public.jsp?userid=10002003
PRNewswire -- Sept. 16
Prostate Solutions of Arizona
CONTACT: Scott Appel, +1-602-748-1111, ext. 133, scott.appel@dsi.md, orLarry L. Bans, M.D., Prostate Cancer Survivor - Urologist, +1-602-426-9772,both of Prostate Solutions of Arizona
Web site: http://www.psa.md/
Source: PRNewswire
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