Early detection saves lives, and it only takes 15 minutes.

The city of Peoria will host prostate cancer screenings 5:30–8:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 20 at the Peoria Municipal Operations Center, 8850 N. 79th Ave.

Insurance accepted: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Aetna, United Healthcare. Co-pays may apply. Fee for uninsured $86. (Medicare not accepted.)

Appointments are required. Call 480-964-3013 or 1-800-828-6139.

National statistics show that preventative action is key.

• After skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in American men and the second leading cause of cancer death.

• Prostate cancer is twice as common and has more than twice the mortality rate in African-American men as it has in Caucasian men.

• Approximately 232,090 new cases of prostate cancer will

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