Most hospitals treat emergency heart attack victims with a clot-busting drug. At Montefiore Medical Center, however, specially trained physicians insert a balloon catheter to rapidly restore blood flow into the life-threatening, clogged artery. Over 50 men participated in just the first hour and a half. The 10-minute test includes a physical exam as well as a blood test and participants were also given information on the second most common cancer. Experts say 180,400 new cases will be diagnosed this year.
Early detection remains the strongest weapon against the disease.
Free prostate cancer screenings Prostate cancer is a serious problem among men of all ages and increasing in numbers every day. This screening will consist of a manual exam by a urologist and a PSA blood test. Prostate cancer is the cancer that originates in the prostate gland. Because of its location, a physician can directly examine the part of the gland where most tumors occur.