STATEN ISLAND, NY — Richmond University Medical Center brought star power to its prostate cancer awareness efforts when former major league pitcher Jason Marquis joined a community screening event last month.

The Staten Island native appeared at the Sept. 30 event held at the Joan and Alan Bernikow Jewish Community Center of Staten Island. The hospital partnered with Fans for the Cure, a nonprofit organization focused on prostate cancer education, to offer free screenings during National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.

Attendees received education about early detection and treatment options while speaking directly with urologists and medical professionals from RUMC. The event also provided complimentary prostate cancer screenings, with samples analyzed by the hospital at no cost to part

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