Free prostate cancer screenings available Sept. 29

FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Regional Health District announced that this year’s free prostate cancer screening is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 29, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Fallbrook Family Health Center, 1328 S. Mission Road.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in the United States after skin cancer. It competes with lung cancer as the leading cause of death among men.

A screening is an indicator that additional medical attention may be warranted; this free screening includes a blood test and an exam.

Dr. Philip Brodak of the Tri-Valley Urology Medical Group is the physician in charg...