Your recommended screenings

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Consider prostate screening


Based on your age and sex assigned at birth, guidelines recommend talking with your primary care doctor about the benefits and risks of prostate cancer screening. They can help you decide whether testing is right for you and arrange any lab work or referrals needed.

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Consider prostate screening

Based on your age and sex assigned at birth, guidelines recommend talking with a health care provider about the benefits and risks of prostate cancer screening. Your next step is to find a doctor who can explain your options and order testing if it’s right for you. We’ll help you get started.

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Consider prostate screening

Because of your age and family history of prostate cancer, guidelines recommend talking with your primary care doctor about whether starting screening earlier is right for you. They can help you weigh the benefits and arrange any testing needed.

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Consider prostate screening

Because of your age and family history of prostate cancer, guidelines recommend talking with a health care provider about whether starting screening earlier is right for you. Since you don’t have a primary care doctor, we’ll help you find a doctor or clinic who can review your history and, if appropriate, order testing.

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Talk to your doctor about screening

Discuss your age, health, risk factors, and whether prostate cancer screening is right for you.

What to ask your doctor

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Get a PSA blood test

Screening commonly starts with a doctor referral for a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test, which measures PSA levels in your blood.

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Know what can affect PSA levels

PSA levels can be influenced by age, prostate size, infections, ejaculation, biking, certain procedures, and some medicines or supplements. Tell your doctor about anything that might affect your results.

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Understand what results mean

Higher PSA levels increase the chance of prostate cancer, but the test can’t tell for sure whether cancer is present. Some men with normal PSA levels have cancer, and many with higher levels do not.

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Additional tests may be needed

If your PSA result is abnormal, your doctor may repeat the test, use other PSA-based tests, do a digital rectal exam, order imaging, or refer you to a specialist to decide next steps.

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Review next steps with your doctor

Your doctor will help you understand your results and weigh the benefits and risks of further testing or follow-up.

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Find a primary care doctor

Discuss your age, health, risk factors, and whether prostate cancer screening is right for you.

Find a doctor on Zocdoc

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Get a PSA blood test

Screening commonly starts with a doctor referral for a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test, which measures PSA levels in your blood.

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Know what can affect PSA levels

PSA levels can be influenced by age, prostate size, infections, ejaculation, biking, certain procedures, and some medicines or supplements. Tell your doctor about anything that might affect your results.

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Understand what results mean

Higher PSA levels increase the chance of prostate cancer, but the test can’t tell for sure whether cancer is present. Some men with normal PSA levels have cancer, and many with higher levels do not.

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Additional tests may be needed

If your PSA result is abnormal, your doctor may repeat the test, use other PSA-based tests, do a digital rectal exam, order imaging, or refer you to a specialist to decide next steps.

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Review next steps with your doctor

Your doctor will help you understand your results and weigh the benefits and risks of further testing or follow-up.

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Set up a reminder

We know life can get busy. Send an email reminder to keep your momentum.

Remind me

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Talk to your doctor about screening

Discuss your age, health, family history, and whether prostate cancer screening is right for you.

What to ask your doctor

Item

Get a PSA blood test

Screening commonly starts with a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test, which measures PSA levels in your blood.

Item

Know what can affect PSA levels

PSA levels can be influenced by age, prostate size, infections, ejaculation, cycling, certain procedures, and some medicines or supplements. Tell your doctor about anything that might affect your results.

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Understand what results mean

Higher PSA levels increase the chance of prostate cancer, but the test can’t tell for sure whether cancer is present. Some men with normal PSA levels have cancer, and many with higher levels do not.

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Additional tests may be needed

If your PSA result is abnormal, your doctor may repeat the test, use other PSA-based tests, do a digital rectal exam, order imaging, or refer you to a specialist to decide next steps.

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Review next steps with your provider

Your provider will help you understand your results and weigh the benefits and risks of further testing or follow-up.

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Set up a reminder

We know life can get busy. Send an email reminder to keep your momentum.

Remind me

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Find a primary care doctor

Discuss your age, health, and family history to decide whether prostate cancer screening is right for you.

Find a doctor on Zocdoc

Item

Get a PSA blood test

Screening commonly starts with a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test, which measures PSA levels in your blood.

Item

Know what can affect PSA levels

PSA levels can be influenced by age, prostate size, infections, ejaculation, cycling, certain procedures, and some medicines or supplements. Tell your doctor about anything that might affect your results.

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Understand what results mean

Higher PSA levels increase the chance of prostate cancer, but the test can’t tell for sure whether cancer is present. Some men with normal PSA levels have cancer, and many with higher levels do not.

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Additional tests may be needed

If your PSA result is abnormal, your doctor may repeat the test, use other PSA-based tests, do a digital rectal exam, order imaging, or refer you to a specialist to decide next steps.

Item

Review next steps with your provider

Your provider will help you understand your results and weigh the benefits and risks of further testing or follow-up.

Card

Set up a reminder

We know life can get busy. Send an email reminder to keep your momentum.

Remind me