Free prostate cancer screenings will be offered Wednesday, Sept. 19, at Riverside Urology Specialists, Gloucester, from 4:30-6 p.m. The office is located at 7552 Hospital Drive, Building D, Suite 302. The screenings are provided as Riverside Health System observes Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, a release said.

To make an appointment at either location, call Mary Clecklerat at 757-534-5196.

The release said prostate cancer is the second most common form of cancer in men and will be diagnosed in one out of six males over the course of their lives. Annual screening is important, the release said, as early diagnosis allows more treatment options. ...