Mumbai: Six in 10 men do not know whether they have ever been screened for prostate cancer, a national survey of 1,036 men aged 45 and above found.
The survey was conducted by Heal Foundation across Delhi National Capital Region (NCR), Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana and Maharashtra.
As per the findings, 84 per cent men are either unscreened, unsure of their status, or believe screening is not needed.
While 68.9 per cent could not name a single prostate cancer risk factor and around 75% believed prostate cancer monitoring should begin only at age 50 or later.
Only around one in six men reported ever having been screened.
Awareness of the PSA (prostate-specific antigen) blood test was also limited, with only 31 per cent having heard of the test and just 14 per cent ever specifically requesting one.
“The survey brings out a worrying pattern: men are participating in general health check-ups, but prostate health is still not consistently part of that conversation,” said Dr. Nitesh Rohatgi, Principal Director, Medical Oncology, Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI).
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