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Home: HINTS Questions: Cancer Knowledge and Screening: Prostate Cancer

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[PC-01] Have you ever heard of a PSA or prostate-specific antigen test?
[PC-02] Have you ever had a PSA test?
[PC-03] When did you have your most recent PSA test?
[PC-04] Has a health care provider such as a doctor or nurse ever talked to you about a PSA test?
[PC-05] Thinking about the last time a health care provider talked to you about a PSA test, which of the following statements best describes your health care provider's recommendation about PSA tests? That you should have a PSA test. That you should NOT have a PSA test. Your health care provider did not make a recommendation.
[PC-06] Thinking about the last time a health care provider talked to you about a PSA test, did your health care provider encourage you to ask questions or express any concerns you had about PSA testing? Would you say yes, definitely; yes, somewhat; or no, not at all?
[PC-1] How likely do you think it is that you will develop prostate cancer in the future?
[PC-2] Compared to the average man your age, would you say that you are more likely to get prostate cancer, less likely, or about as likely?
[PC-3] How often do you worry about getting prostate cancer?
[PC-3A] Have you ever heard of a PSA or prostate-specific antigen test?
[PC-4] During the past 12 months, did a doctor, nurse, or other health professional advise you to get a PSA test?
[PC-5] Have you ever had a PSA test?
[PC-6] When did you have your most recent PSA test to check for prostate cancer?
[PC-7] How long before your most recent PSA test was the last one?

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