: Seven-time NASCAR champion Richard Petty is a prostate cancer survivor. Son Kyle Petty remains highly involved in battling the disease through his Stay on Track for Better Prostate Health awareness program. Petty’s “Prostate Inspection Pledge” is encouraging men to go for annual screenings and if diagnosed, to assemble a multidisciplinary pit crew of healthcare experts. Pharmaceutical company Sanofil-aventis is donating $1 for every prostate awareness pledge to the Prostate Cancer Education Council.(USA Today)(9-13-2008) FREE SCREENINGS: Depend, a Kimberly-Clark brand, is sponsoring free prostate cancer screenings throughout the weekend at the FanZone at Dover International Speedway. The Drive Against Prostate Cancer mobile unit will be open from 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. The screenings will take place on Sunday between 8 a.m.- 1 p.m. Males who participate will receive a free T-shirt and can enter for a chance to win a VIP package to the May 2009 Dover race weekend from ZERO — The Project to End Prostate Cancer. The screening consists of a blood test and does not require an appointment or health insurance. The test takes less than 10 minutes. Physical exams will be available if requested. For information, visit Depend.com.(Delaware News Journal)(9-18-2008)
