In 2018, it was found that 42 percent of U.S. adults believed men don't get prostate cancer screenings because they are uncomfortable. This belief was almost equal among men and women, however, more women than men believed men don't get such screenings out of fear.
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Prostate Cancer Foundation. (August 28, 2018). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who believed men don't get prostate cancer screenings for select reasons as of 2018, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056742/reasons-men-do-not-get-prostate-cancer-screenings-according-to-adults-by-gender/
Prostate Cancer Foundation. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. who believed men don't get prostate cancer screenings for select reasons as of 2018, by gender." Chart. August 28, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056742/reasons-men-do-not-get-prostate-cancer-screenings-according-to-adults-by-gender/
Prostate Cancer Foundation. (2018). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who believed men don't get prostate cancer screenings for select reasons as of 2018, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056742/reasons-men-do-not-get-prostate-cancer-screenings-according-to-adults-by-gender/
Prostate Cancer Foundation. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. Who Believed Men Don't Get Prostate Cancer Screenings for Select Reasons as of 2018, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056742/reasons-men-do-not-get-prostate-cancer-screenings-according-to-adults-by-gender/
Prostate Cancer Foundation, Percentage of adults in the U.S. who believed men don't get prostate cancer screenings for select reasons as of 2018, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056742/reasons-men-do-not-get-prostate-cancer-screenings-according-to-adults-by-gender/ (last visited June 09, 2025)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who believed men don't get prostate cancer screenings for select reasons as of 2018, by gender [Graph], Prostate Cancer Foundation, August 28, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056742/reasons-men-do-not-get-prostate-cancer-screenings-according-to-adults-by-gender/
