Prostate Cancer Screening

According to the American Urological Association, men at increased risk should discuss with their physician getting a PSA test at age 40 to 45.  Increased risk includes men with a strong family history of breast or prostate cancer or men with black ancestry.  Those not at increased risk should discuss getting a baseline screening at age 45-50.  

If you know your PSA (prostate-specific antigen) check your risk with a prostate cancer risk calculator.

African American men are diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier and with more advanced prostate cancer than men of other races.  Landi Maduro produced a documentary to educate men about prostate cancer in African American men.