This year an

estimated 31,100 Georgians will develop cancer and 13,600 will die from

the disease. One Georgian is being diagnosed every 16 minutes and one

will die of cancer about every 38 minutes. These numbers can be reduced

with early detection, education and cancer screenings. Regular screening

examinations by a health care provider can result in early detection of

many cancers, when treatment is more likely to be successful.

"One hundred

percent of colon cancer is preventable with proper screening," says

Dr. Bruce A. Feinberg, CEO of Georgia Cancer Specialists. "Early

detection of breast, prostate, skin and colon cancers could cut the cancer

death rate by 50 percent."

Last year,

more than 1,000 participants benefited from the free screenings. Four

hundred people had positive findings, primarily for skin cancer, which

has a growing incidence rate in the South.

"This

event saves lives," says Brenda Horne, executive director for Georgia

Cancer Foundation.

An oncologist,

a urologist, and a dermatologist will be conducting physical exams for

breast, prostate and skin cancers. In addition, women can undergo a computerized

breast cancer risk assessment, and all qualified individuals will receive

a special testing kit for colon cancer. All screening participants will

receive product samples, nutrition information, cancer prevention tips,

and educational materials from hundreds of informed volunteers.

The screenings

are intended for adults who have not been diagnosed with cancer and have

no known symptoms. Locations are throughout metro Atlanta, as well as

in Toccoa, Gainesville, Macon and Milledgeville.

To make an

appointment, call 1-888-441-CURE (2873) or register on the Internet at

www.gacancerfoundation.org . This lifesaving event is made possible

due to the support of Georgia Cancer Specialists, Aventis Oncology, Novartis

Oncology, Ortho Biotech Oncology, Immunex, Pharmacia Oncology, and hundreds

of physicians and volunteers.

Georgia Cancer

Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing innovative

cancer education to healthcare professionals and the community, early

cancer screening, and support for cancer patients and their families.

For more information, visit www.gacancerfoundation.org .

Cancer screening sites

Offices of Georgia Cancer

Specialists

Alpharetta 3400 Old Milton

Parkway, Bldg. C., Suite 535

Atlanta 478 Peachtree Street,

Suite 320-A

Austell 1791 Mulkey Road, Suite

102

Conyers 1364 Wellbrook Circle

Decatur 2712 Lawrenceville

Highway

Decatur 2675 North Decatur

Road, Suite 701

Douglasville 4645 Timber Ridge

Drive, Suite 120

Fayetteville 1250 Highway

54 West, Suite 102

Gainesville 200 South Enota

Drive, Suite 460

Lawrenceville 601-A Professional

Drive, Suite 260

Macon 330 Hospital Drive, Bldg.

C., Suite 215

Marietta 790 Church Street,

Suite 340

Milledgeville 624 Martin Luther

King Drive

Northside 975 Johnson Ferry

Road, Suite 200

Riverdale 81 Upper Riverdale

Road, Suite 220

Toccoa Falls Road Professional

Park #3

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