Nearly 200 men aged 40 and over were tested for prostate disease at a screening event organised by Maidenhead Rotary Club on Saturday.
There is no national screening programme for prostate cancer in the UK, so the event held at Maidenhead Football Club in York Road offered potentially life-saving blood tests to detect the early signs of the disease.
About one-in-eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime, which mainly affects men over 50 with the risk increasing as they get older. While very low, there is also a risk for men under 50.
Organised by Maidenhead Rotary Club, the event was run in partnership with the Graham Fulford Charitable Trust, a charity supporting prostate cancer awareness which holds similar sessions across the country. It was also supported by Maidenhead Lions Club which has run the event in the past.
Rotarian Sean Egan said: “It was the first time Maidenhead Rotary Club has organised the prostate screening day and it ran very smoothly with nearly 200 men tested. It was a great learning experience for us and we hope to run future events that will test even more men.
“We really appreciate the support from Maidenhead United Football Club, Maidenhead Lions and the specialist nurses from local GP Surgeries and Wexham Park Hospital who helped with the blood tests. Without all their support the event would not have been possible.”
There is no national screening programme for prostate cancer in the UK, so the event held at Maidenhead Football Club in York Road offered potentially life-saving blood tests to detect the early signs of the disease.
About one-in-eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime, which mainly affects men over 50 with the risk increasing as they get older. While very low, there is also a risk for men under 50.
Organised by Maidenhead Rotary Club, the event was run in partnership with the Graham Fulford Charitable Trust, a charity supporting prostate cancer awareness which holds similar sessions across the country. It was also supported by Maidenhead Lions Club which has run the event in the past.
Rotarian Sean Egan said: “It was the first time Maidenhead Rotary Club has organised the prostate screening day and it ran very smoothly with nearly 200 men tested. It was a great learning experience for us and we hope to run future events that will test even more men.
“We really appreciate the support from Maidenhead United Football Club, Maidenhead Lions and the specialist nurses from local GP Surgeries and Wexham Park Hospital who helped with the blood tests. Without all their support the event would not have been possible.”