<b>St. Francis Healthcare System</b> will offer <b>free cardiovascular risk screenings</b> each Thursday in May.<br/><br/>The screenings are open to the public and include a risk assessment, blood pressure, fasting cholesterol, and glucose testing and preventative education. For accurate results, a 10- to 12-hour fast is required. Participants should continue to take regularly prescribed medication and drink water to avoid dehydration. <br/><br/>The <b>free</b> <b>cardiovascular screenings </b>will take place <b>Thursdays in May,</b> from <b>8 - 11 a.m. </b>at <b>St. Francis Medical Center, Entrance 2</b>.<br/><br/>To register, call: 573-331-5591.
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<b>St. Francis Healthcare System</b> will offer <b>free head and neck cancer screenings</b> on April 20.<br/><br/>In the United States, six percent of newly diagnosed cancers involve the head and neck. Early detection leads to better treatment options. Dr. Luke Small, with Cape ENT Group, is offering complimentary screenings.<br/><br/>The <b>free</b> <b>head and neck cancer screenings </b>will take place <b>Thursday, April 20,</b> from <b>1 - 4:30 p.m. </b>at <b>Cape ENT Group, </b>located at <b>St. Francis Medical Center, Entrance 8</b>, <b>Suite 420.</b><br/><br/>To register for a FREE screening, call 573-335-4448.
Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in the United States. <br/><br/>Saint Francis Healthcare System will host its <b>Strollin’ Through the Colon</b> one-mile walk on March 18.<br/><br/>All proceeds from the event will benefit the CancerCare Fund through the Saint Francis Foundation, which helps cancer patients in need with nutritional supplements, medicine, transportation, and lodging, as well as increases access to free cancer screenings.<br/><br/>The walk will be held on <b>Saturday, March 18, </b>at the<b> Cancer Institute at the Saint Francis Medical Center campus. Registration </b>begins<b> at 8:15 a.m. </b>and the<b> walk starts at 9 a.m.</b><br/><br/>Registrations by midnight on February 20 will receive a Strollin' Through the Colon walk shirt.