Free prostate cancer screenings will be offered at  UT Medical Center during September in conjunction with National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.

In a press release from UT Medical Center, Dr. John C. Bell, surgical oncologist and director of the Cancer Institute at UT Medical Center, offered some startling statistics about prostate cancer.

One in six men will  be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point in his life. Dr. John C. Bell, surgical oncologist and director of the Cancer Institute at UT Medical Center "One in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point in his life," Bell said. "[Though]...nine out of 10 men diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer who receive and follow proper treatment can go on to live a healthy life."

For men 50 and older, the American Cancer Society recommends an annual prostate cancer screening.

On Sept. 16, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., screenings will be at the UT Medical Center Cancer Institute, in Building D at the main campus of UT Medical Center off the Alcoa Highway.

To reserve your appointment, call the UT Medical Center Cancer Institute at (865) 305-6055.