Prostate Cancer Screening

Currently, digital rectal examination (DRE) and prostate specific antigen (PSA) are used for prostate cancer detection. Most experts agree that healthy men over the age of 50 should consider prostate cancer screening with a DRE and PSA test. Screening should occur earlier, at age 40, in those who are at a higher risk of prostate cancer such as African-American men or those with a family history of prostate cancer.