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| FREE PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING PILOT PROGRAM |
| PSA Blood Tests
and Digital Rectal Exams for Underserved Men Leading the Way to Better Healthcare |
Prostate cancer is a leading killer of men over 50. This year, 180,000 American men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and 37,000 will die of the disease. In 2000, approximately 10,000 new prostate cancer cases will be diagnosed in New York City alone.
When prostate cancer is found early, while still localized (confined to the prostate gland), five year survival is nearly 100%. Once the cancer has spread, five year survival drops to 30.9%. Since we do not know how to prevent prostate cancer or how to cure advanced cases, early diagnosis is essential for survival. See our Guidelines.
The American-Italian Cancer
Foundation (AICF) developed a model for a Free Prostate Cancer Screening Program.
We are proud to announce that the six-year project was generously funded by
the New York Community
Trust and the City of New York.
| PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM |
|
Year
|
Screened
|
Follow-ups
|
Cancer
diagnosed
|
Sites
|
|
1998
|
56
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
|
1999
|
195
|
21
|
2
|
8
|
|
2000
|
1544
|
226
|
4
|
37
|
|
2001
|
1,406
|
147
|
7
|
67
|
| 2002 |
721
|
120
|
1
|
30
|
| 2003 |
505
|
92
|
1
|
22
|
|
Total
|
3,727
|
498
|
12
|
116
|
AICF's goal was to develop a program that removed economic and cultural barriers to prostate cancer screening by providing bi-lingual health education and screening free-of-charge, right where men at risk live, work or worship. The program targeted uninsured or underinsured men over 50 and higher risk men over 40 (African-Americans or men with a family history of prostate cancer). The aim was to reduce the number of underserved New York area men whose cancer is detected too late for effective treatment.
Resources for Prostate
Cancer Screening in New York City:
American
Cancer Society