For Immediate Release
September 26, 2011
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Brubaker to Host Prostate Cancer Awareness Event Tuesday

HARRISBURG – Sen. Mike Brubaker (R-36) will host a Prostate Cancer Awareness event at the Capitol Building in Harrisburg at noon on Tuesday.

The event will help raise awareness about the disease and encourage men to recognize the indicators and risks of prostate cancer, the leading type of cancer in Pennsylvania men. One in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime.

"Health care professionals agree that early diagnosis is the key to successful treatment for prostate cancer," said Brubaker, who underwent successful surgery for the disease in 2008. "I hope that this event will help more men identify the signs and symptoms of prostate cancer to prevent this disease from claiming more lives."

Brubaker will host the event in the East Wing Rotunda in conjunction with Sen. Andy Dinniman (D-19), who is also a prostate cancer survivor. Brubaker and Dinniman introduced a resolution recognizing September as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month today.

CONTACT:

Jennifer Frees (717) 627-0036