Free prostate cancer check at DOH hospitals on June 14
It's a Father's Day gift. DOH offers free digital rectal examination, to test for prostate cancer, in 64 public and private hospitals nationwide
MANILA, Philippines – In celebration of Father's Day, more than 60 Department of Health (DOH) and private hospitals will offer on Saturday, June 14, a free digital rectal examination (DRE) for males aged 40 years and above.
DRE is one of the main screening procedures in assessing the prostate which aids in detecting prostate cancer in its early stage.
Prostate cancer is recorded as the 4th most common cancer among males, according to DOH. (READ: Treatment extends life for men with prostate cancer)
Based on the 2010 Cancer Facts and Figures, about 2,712 new cases are diagnosed yearly with an estimated 1,410 deaths as incidence rates start increasing sharply at age 55.
The National PaDRE and Men's Health Day program began in 1996 as a project of DOH and the Philippine Urological Association (PUA).
“If you love your dad, bring him on June 14 to any participating hospital/clinic for a free DRE,” Health Secretary Enrique Ona said in a statement Wednesday, June 11.
About 64 DRE centers will participate this year. On Saturday, the out-patient departments of the different hospitals will be open from 8 am to 4 pm to conduct the screening.
Patients who will need additional laboratory exams, such as prostate specific antigen, prostate ultrasound, and biopsies will be given requests for the examinations, Ona explained.
If not available in the participating hospital, patients will be referred to a diagnostic laboratory where they can get tested at discounted rates. Results of treatment will be recorded and reported to the PUA.
Check the hospital nearest you in the list below.
AREA COORDINATOR | INSTITUTION | ADDRESS |
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Nelson A. Patron, MD |
Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center |
Rizal Avenue, Manila |
Dennis P. Serrano, MD |
UP-Philippine General Hospital |
Taft Avenue, Manila |
Alfredo S. Uy, Jr., MD |
Veterans Memorial Medical Center |
North Avenue, Quezon City |
Jaime C. Balingit, MD |
East Avenue Medical Center |
East Avenue, Quezon City |
Ariel A. Zerrudo, MD |
AFP Medical Center |
V.Luna Road, Quezon City |
Marcelino L. Morales, Jr., MD |
St. Luke's Medical Center |
E. Rodriguez, Quezon City |
Emmanuel V. Lenon, MD |
National Kidney and Transplant Institute |
East Avenue, Quezon City |
Paul Anthony L. Sunga, MD |
UERM Memorial Medical Center |
64 Aurora Boulevard, Barangay Doña Imelda, Quezon City |
David T. Bolong, MD |
University of Sto Tomas Hospital |
España Boulevard, Manila |
Wilfredo S. Tagle, MD |
World City Medical Center |
Aurora Boulevard, Quezon City |
Jose Vicente T. Prodigalidad, MD |
Asian Hospital and Medical Center |
2250 Civic Drive, Filinvest, Alabang, Muntinlupa City, MM |
Reginald G. Bautista, MD |
Capitol Medical Center |
Quezon Avenue corner Scout Magbanua Street Quezon City |
Pedro L. Lantin, III, MD |
Urology Center of the Philippines, Inc. |
Maginoo St, East Avenue, Quezon City |
Benjamin L. Cudal, MD |
Fortunecare Medical Clinic, Tarlac City |
Tarlac City |
Pacifico M. Garcia, MD |
Batangas Regional Hospital |
Batangas City |
Jovino Maria R. Chumacera, MD |
San Pablo Colleges Medical Center |
Laguna |
Lafayette R. Ang Santo, MD |
Healthserv Los Banos Medical Center |
Laguna |
Roberto R. Lopez, MD |
Pres. Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Hospital |
Olongapo City |
Manuel David C. Hipolito, MD |
Cagayan Valley Medical Center |
Tuguegarao City |
Carlo C. Calderon, MD |
Cauayan Medical Specialist Hospital |
Isabela |
Albert M. Mercado, MD |
Jose B. Lingad Memorial Hospital |
Pampanga |
Aristotle Bernard M. Roque, MD |
James L. Gordon Memorial Hospital, Olongapo |
Olongapo City |
Apolinario C. Tablan, Jr. MD | Bataan St. Joseph Hospital, Balanga City |
Bataan |
Generoso D. Torres, MD |
Dagupan Villaflor Hospital |
Dagupan |
Roy V. Serrano, MD |
Pangasinan Medical Center |
Nable St. Dagupan City |
Nelson A. Cayco, MD |
Paulino J. Garcia Medical Center |
Cabanatuan City |
Andres S. Marrero, MD |
Notre Dame Hospital |
Baguio City |
Ener U. Baysa-Pee, MD |
Baguio General Hospital |
Baguio City |
Benito V. Sunga, MD |
St. Louis University Hospital of the Sacred Heart |
Baguio City |
Magno Jose C. Valdez, MD |
Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center |
Ilocos |
Rico D. Madlangbayan, MD |
Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital |
Legaspi City, Albay |
Rodolfo C. Ursua, MD / Freddie Y. Sy, MD |
Bicol Medical Center |
Bicol |
Bonifacio B. Cabahug, Jr., MD / CEVC Chapter |
Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center |
Cebu |
Romeo B. Reyes, MD |
Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Hosp. |
Bacolod |
Ricardo F. Jalipa Jr., MD/Ronaldo Veneracion, MD |
St. Elizabeth Hospital, General Santos |
General Santos City |
Naresh I. Buxani, MD |
Cotabato Regional & Medical Center |
Cotabato City |
Harry G. Longno, MD |
Northern Mindanao Medical Center |
Cagayan De Oro City |
Joseph Anthony A. Ferrer, MD |
Kidney and Prostate Clinic, Bagaspas Road, Cam. Norte |
Daet, Camarines Norte |
Pavio L. Buac, MD |
Zamboanga City Medical Center |
Zamboanga City |
Renato M. Vergara, MD |
Damian J. Reyes Mem. Hospital, Marinduque |
Marinduque |
Leonardo M. Castillo, MD |
St. Martin Hospital, Noveleta |
Cavite City |
Mauricio N. Gatches, MD/Rafael L. Lising, MD/ Dr. Grino |
St. Rafael Hospital/Sacred Heart Med Center |
Pampanga |
Brillo V. Vargas, MD |
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Medical Center |
Pampanga |
Juan Godofredo R. Bardeloza III, MD |
Mt. Carmel General Hosp., Lucena Area |
Lucena, Quezon |
Edwin C. Mendoza, MD |
Lipa Medix Medical Center |
Lipa City |
Johnson E. Zabat, MD |
Lorma Medical Center, San Fernando La Union |
La Union |
Adonis A. Latayan, MD |
Valencia City Health, Province of Bukidnon |
Bukidnon |
Anthony Laurence P. Escovidal, MD |
MD Square Medical Clinic |
General Santos City |
Rodrigo S. Hipol III, MD |
Butuan Doctor's Hospital |
Butuan City |
Manuel Gerard L. Sevilla, MD |
St. Camillus Hosp., Davao City |
Davao City |
Mark Anthony C. Benignos, MD |
Medical Center of Digos, Digos Davao del Sur |
Davao City |
Marc Juvic S. Baviera, MD |
Dumaguete City Health Office |
Dumaguete City |
Nazerton E. Lacar, MD |
Tarlac Provincial Hospital |
Tarlac, City |
Glenn R. Maclang, MD (Panay Urology Group) |
Western Visayas Medical Center/Jose Monfort Mem. Dist. Hosp. |
Iloilo |
Jonathan G. Noble, MD |
Mariano Marcos Memorial Medical Center |
Ilocos |
Arnold D. Medina, MD |
Bulwagan ng Bayan II, Capitol Compound Balanga City |
Balanga, Bataan |
Carlos M. Valeza, MD |
Sorsogon Medical Mission Group Hosp. & Health Srvcs Coop |
Sorsogon |
Joseph L. Lee, MD |
Fatima Medical Center |
Valenzuela |
Victor Federico Acepcion, MD |
The Health Centrum, Inc., Roxas City |
Roxas City |
Victor D. Espino, MD |
Southern Philippines Medical Center |
Davao City |
Luzcielo M. Roxas, MD |
Rubrics Stone and Prostate Center of Asia |
Malolos, Bulacan |
Francis Mark C. Gonzaga, MD |
Manila East Medical Center |
Taytay Rizal |
Ulysses T. Quanico, MD |
Mary Johnston Hospital |
Tondo, Manila |
Ulysses T. Quanico, MD |
Nazarenus Hospital |
Meycauayan, Bulacan |
– Rappler.com
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