LOUISVILLE The Kentucky Prostate Cancer Coalition was established in 2004. The officers were former Kentucky Lt. Governor Steve Henry, MD, serving as president, Vice President Don Lyman, and Secretary/Treasurer Greg Schell along with board members Heather French Henry and Connie Sorrell. The organization held their first free screening at the Kentucky State Fair the same year.
In 2024, 20 years after the coalition was founded, they continued the free prostate screenings. According to their website, the mission of the coalition is to “educate, increase awareness, and provide free prostate screening opportunities to men in Kentucky while advocating for healthier initiatives to reduce risk factors for prostate cancer.”
The coalition states that those risk factors include inactivity, obesity, poor diet, military service in Vietnam, African American heritage, and a family history of cancer. For more information on the Kentucky Prostate Cancer Coalition, please visit www.kyprostatecancer.org.
Dr. Stephen Henry, prostate cancer survivor, Heather French Henry of the Kentucky Prostate Cancer Coalition, and Kentucky Cancer Program Director Connie Sorrel assist a patient regarding screening options for prostate cancer. This is the 20th year for the annual screenings at the Kentucky State Fair sponsored by the Lexington Cancer Foundation. Also helping are two medical students from UofL School of Medicine.