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| June 23, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 1999 Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

By Jennifer Lebovich, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jun. 23--Ever since his father was diagnosed with prostate cancer four years ago, John Johnson Jr. planned to get tested for the disease.

"It's just a good precaution, especially since it runs in the family," he said. "My dad had surgery four years ago, and he's healthy now."

Johnson, 44, was one of dozens of men who got tested yesterday at Queens Borough Hall as part of the free Daily News prostate cancer screenings taking place this week at more than 80 locations in New York and New Jersey.

As a black man, Johnson is in the highest-risk group for developing …

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