No-Cost Prostate Screenings Bring Vital Health Access to Cherokee and Nearby Counties

Sequoyah Regional Library System is partnering with Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University to host the Winship Mobile Prostate Cancer Screening Unit this September for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. The initiative aims to eliminate barriers to healthcare by offering no-cost, on-the-go PSA blood tests, with no physical exam, for men ages 40 to 75.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosis and the second leading cause of cancer deaths for men in Georgia. Winship’s mobile program seeks to raise awareness and close care gaps for men at the highest risk.

The prominent "big blue bus" will visit R.T. Jones Memorial Library on Thursday, September 10, from 10:00am to 3:00pm.

Walk-ins are fully welcome and pre-registration is optional. Participants can secure a timeslot for Winship mobile clinics across Georgia in advance by visiting https://bit.ly/4sJWYjO.

Additional Screening Dates in Neighboring Areas

Men unable to attend the R.T. Jones Memorial Library event can visit the Winship mobile clinic at several stops in the region over the upcoming weeks, among those locations are:

• Alpharetta: Thursday, Aug. 27, 9:00am – 3:00pm Men's Health Tailgate hosted by Fulton County District 2 Commissioner Bob Ellis at Fulton County Health and Human Services – North, 4700 North Point Parkway

• Douglasville: Sunday, Sept. 6, 12:00pm – 3:00pm Hosted by West Georgia Board of Realtors at the Stars, Stripes and Service Men’s Health Awareness event at Douglasville Town Green, 6840 Church Street

• Marietta: Monday, Sept. 14, 10:30am - 3:00pm at the Charles D. Switzer Library, 266 Roswell Street, Marietta

• Canton: Sunday, Sept. 20, 1:30pm - 4:00pm at the Charlie Ferguson Center, 1398 Reinhardt College Parkway

• Mableton: Monday, Sept. 28, 10:30am - 3:00pm at the South Cobb Regional Library, 805 Clay Road, Mableton

This Emory Winship program is made possible through the generous support of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation and in collaboration with the Mount Sinai Health System. The Mount Sinai Robert F. Smith Mobile Prostate Cancer Screening Unit, the first mobile clinic of its kind in the United States, launched in New York City in 2022.

Overall, the Winship Cancer Institute has set the ambitious three-year goal of the program providing 10,000 tests for prostate cancer across Georgia by September 2028. The program, which launched in September 2025, surpassed the 2,000-men-tested milestone in mid-2026.

“More than 100 screening events. 2,000 free screenings,” Emory Winship officials announced. “One mission: bringing prostate cancer screening closer to home.”