Riverside Health System is offering a free prostate cancer screening event in Gloucester on the campus of Riverside Walter Reed Hospital at 7552 Hospital Drive, Suite 302, from 5-7 p.m. next Thursday, May 13.

The screenings will be performed by Dr. Jack W. Lambert and several team members of Riverside Urology Specialists and the Riverside Cancer Center. Each screening will include a questionnaire in addition to a physical exam and blood test which will be done safely and in compliance with COVID-19 safety protocols.

Community members who would benefit from having this screening include men at average risk for prostate cancer (aged 50-70 and currently in excellent health). Men at high risk for the cancer include men aged 40-70 with more than one first-degree relative who has had prostate cancer prior to age 65 (father, brother or son), African-American men aged 45-70 and men aged 45-70 with one first-degree relative who has had prostate cancer prior to age 65 (father, brother or ...