By Kayla Yup, The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS)

Sherri Horsey Darden has no family history of brain cancer, nor has she been having persistent headaches, seizures, or any other symptoms that could suggest a tumor.

But when she heard the Brain Tumor Foundation, a New York-based charity, was offering free magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans in Philadelphia, she made sure to get an appointment.

“A lot of times people have things and don’t know,” she said.

She received her scan at Triumph Baptist Church of Philadelphia in North Philadelphia, where the foundation was offering scans last week to the general public. She’ll receive her results within a couple of weeks.

The foundation has hosted these screening events for more than a decade, intending to promote early detection of brain

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