Prostate Cancer Screening Rates

Screening rates for prostate cancer are generally lower than screening for other types of cancer. And there are significant differences across populations. Screening rates are significantly higher among higher income men. Men covered by Medicaid are half as likely to be screened as those with private insurance, and the uninsured are even less likely. Latinos are also significantly less likely to be screened than white men. (Sample size was too small to assess the screening rate for black men.)