In 2021, around 41 percent of U.S. men aged 50 years and older who were college graduates had a prostate cancer test in the past year, compared to 32 percent of those with a high school diploma. Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer among men in the United States. This statistic shows the percentage of men aged 50 years and older who had a prostate cancer test in the U.S. in the past year as of 2021, by education.
Percentage of men aged 50 years and older who had a prostate cancer test in the U.S. in the past year as of 2021, by education
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American Cancer Society. (May 30, 2023). Percentage of men aged 50 years and older who had a prostate cancer test in the U.S. in the past year as of 2021, by education [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/792270/us-men-50-years-and-above-who-had-a-prostate-cancer-test-by-education/
American Cancer Society. "Percentage of men aged 50 years and older who had a prostate cancer test in the U.S. in the past year as of 2021, by education." Chart. May 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/792270/us-men-50-years-and-above-who-had-a-prostate-cancer-test-by-education/
American Cancer Society. (2023). Percentage of men aged 50 years and older who had a prostate cancer test in the U.S. in the past year as of 2021, by education. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/792270/us-men-50-years-and-above-who-had-a-prostate-cancer-test-by-education/
American Cancer Society. "Percentage of Men Aged 50 Years and Older Who Had a Prostate Cancer Test in The U.S. in The past Year as of 2021, by Education." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/792270/us-men-50-years-and-above-who-had-a-prostate-cancer-test-by-education/
American Cancer Society, Percentage of men aged 50 years and older who had a prostate cancer test in the U.S. in the past year as of 2021, by education Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/792270/us-men-50-years-and-above-who-had-a-prostate-cancer-test-by-education/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Percentage of men aged 50 years and older who had a prostate cancer test in the U.S. in the past year as of 2021, by education [Graph], American Cancer Society, May 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/792270/us-men-50-years-and-above-who-had-a-prostate-cancer-test-by-education/