Prostate Cancer

    Overview

    The prostate is a small gland that produces seminal fluid in men. Symptoms of prostate cancer include difficulty with urination, but sometimes there are no symptoms at all. Certain types of Prostate Cancer are aggressive and require radiation, surgery, hormone therapy, chemotherapy, or other treatments.

    Our providers

    Profiles

    Edem Agamah, MD

    Oncologist Cancer Care, Internal Medicine
    315 W. Carpenter St. 1st Floor Clinic B Springfield, IL 62702
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    Waqas Azhar, MD

    Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine Cancer Care
    315 W. Carpenter St. Springfield, IL 62702
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    Robert Blackwell, MD

    Urologist Urology
    302 West Hay Street Suite 200 Decatur, IL 62526
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    Dodie Gazda, ANP-BC

    Certified Nurse Practitioner Cancer Care
    315 W. Carpenter St. 1st Floor Clinic B Springfield, IL 62702
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    Mohammad Mahmoud, MD

    Urologic Oncologist Urology
    747 N. Rutledge Street 5th Floor Springfield, IL 62702
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    Allyson Snyder, DNP, NP-C

    Certified Nurse Practitioner Urology
    302 West Hay Street Suite 200 Decatur, IL 62526
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    Nicole Soper, FNP-BC

    Certified Nurse Practitioner Urology
    302 West Hay Street Suite 200 Decatur, IL 62526
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    Megan Strohm, NP-C

    Certified Nurse Practitioner Internal Medicine, Cancer Care
    315 W. Carpenter St. Springfield, IL 62702

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    Free prostate cancer screenings Sept. 13

    DECATUR, IL Memorial Health, in partnership with SIU Medicine and Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois, will offer free prostate cancer screenings on Friday, Sept. 13, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at SIU