Guys, Cars, Guitars & Prostate Awareness

Exhibit to feature prostate screenings, prevention info and Q&A

Tempe, AZ – Come see the coolest cars and guitars and get up to speed on prostate cancer. Two leading physicians from MD Anderson Cancer Center will share their prostate cancer expertise at a presentation in tandem with the Cars & Guitars exhibit at the Tempe Center for the Arts.

At the event, Drs. Deborah Kuban and John Davis will discuss prostate cancer prevention, the multi-disciplinary approach they use when treating patients, surgery, radiation options and active surveillance of the disease. This event is sponsored by Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, opening in fall 2011 on the Banner Gateway campus in Gilbert. Registration is required for this event – 602.230-CARE. 123

Except for skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men. It is estimated that more than 186,000 diagnoses occur each year. An important risk factor is age – more than 70 percent of those diagnosed with the disease are over the age of 65. African-American men have a much higher risk of prostate cancer.

• WHERE: Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, AZ 85281
• WHEN: Tuesday, September 14, 2010
• TIME: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  Registration: 6 p.m.; Presentation: 6:30; Q&A: 7:30; Exhibit Tour: 8 p.m.
• COST: Free. (Participants need to register for the event at 602-230-CARE).

Published on behalf of Banner Health
Headquartered in Phoenix, Banner Health is one of the largest, nonprofit health care systems in the country, and was recently recognized as one of the 10 top health systems in the country by Thomson Reuters. The system owns or manages 23 acute-care hospitals, long-term care centers, outpatient surgery centers and an array of other services including family clinics, home care and hospice services, and a nursing registry. Banner Health is in seven states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada and Wyoming. To learn more about Banner health, go to www.bannerhealth.com.

The Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center is targeted to open in the Fall of 2011 on the Banner Gateway Campus and will deliver an unprecedented level of cancer care to patients in Arizona through the collaboration of Banner Health, Arizona’s leading nonprofit health care system, and MD Anderson, the internationally renowned cancer treatment and research institution.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston ranks as one of the world’s most respected centers focused on cancer patient care, research, education and prevention. MD Anderson is one of only 40 comprehensive cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute. For seven of the past nine years, MD Anderson has ranked No. 1 in cancer care in “America’s Best Hospitals,” a survey published annually in U.S. News & World Report.

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