KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Free prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood tests for prostate cancer will be offered at several East Tennessee locations, according to the non-profit Eddie Check.
Eddie Check is an organization focused on prostate health awareness. According to the group, one in eight men in the US will get prostate cancer and around 30,000 men will die from it each year. The group said the 5-year survival rate is nearly 100 percent if detected early.
Each year, Eddie Check partners with several groups including Tennessee Urology, MEDIC, AEL and other businesses for a two-day event offering free testing. People who receive a test also have the opportunity to donate blood with MEDIC Regional Blood Center.
The event goes from Thursday until Friday, September 7- 8. You can find locations and times where testing is available here.
Thursday, Sept. 7:
- Lowe’s -- 1098 Hunters Crossing Dr., Alcoa
- 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
- 7501 Strawberry Plains Pike, Knoxville
- 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
- 1907 W Morris Blvd, Ste F, Morristown
- 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
- Books-A-Million -- 310 S Illinois Ave., Oak Ridge
- 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Walmart -- 19740 Alberta Street, Oneida
- 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Walmart -- 475 South Davy Crockett Pkwy., Morristown
- 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Kroger -- 19740 Alberta Street, Oneida
- 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
- MEDIC Downtown Knoxville -- 1601 Ailor Ave, Knoxville
- 7:00 am – 6:30 pm
- MEDIC Farragut -- 11000 Kingston Pike, Suite 4, Knoxville
- 7:00 am – 6:30 pm
- MEDIC Athens -- 927 Decatur Pike, Athens
- 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
- MEDIC Crossville -- 96 Hayes St, Crossville
- 8:30 am – 5:00 pm CST
Friday, Sept. 8:
- Kingston Gravel Pit -- 303 West Race Street, Kingston
- 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Walmart -- 911 Highway 321 North, Lenoir City
- 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
- TIS Insurance Service -- 1900 North Winston Road, Knoxville
- 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
- Wine & Spirits Celler -- 1781 West Broadway Avenue, Maryville
- 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Gabe’s -- 217 Forks of the River Parkway, Sevierville
- 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
- 7501 Strawberry Plains Pike, Knoxville
- 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
- 1907 W Morris Blvd, Ste F, Morristown
- 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
- MEDIC Downtown Knoxville -- 1601 Ailor Ave, Knoxville
- 7:00 am – 6:30 pm
- MEDIC Farragut -- 11000 Kingston Pike, Suite 4, Knoxville
- 7:00 am – 6:30 pm
- MEDIC Athens -- 927 Decatur Pike, Athens
- 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
- MEDIC Crossville -- 96 Hayes St, Crossville
- 8:30 am – 5:00 pm CST
The founder of Eddie Check, Kevin Kirkland, started the organization in honor of his late father, Eddie Kirkland, who died in 1976 due to prostate cancer.
