Prostate cancer is the most commonly occurring form of cancer (excluding skin cancer) among men and is the second leading
cause of cancer death for men in Utah and the U.S. All men over 40 should visit their doctor for a routine health visit which
should include a prostate cancer screening test.
Percentage of Men Aged 40+ Who Reported Ever Having a PSA Test by Income, Utah, 2006, 2008, 2010
Data Notes
Age-adjusted to the U.S. 2000 standard population.
Data Sources
Utah Data: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Office of Public Health Assessment, Utah Department of Health.
The percentage of men aged 40 and above who reported having a prostate-specific antigen test in the last five years or who
reported ever having had a prostate-specific antigen test.
How We Calculated the Rates
Numerator:
The number of men aged 40 and above who reported having had a PSA test within the specified time period.
Denominator:
The total number of male survey respondents aged 40 or older excluding those who responded "don't know" or "refused" to the
numerator question.
Page Content Updated On 10/04/2011,
Published on 12/27/2011
Cancer Control Program, Bureau of Health Promotion, Division of Disease Control and Prevention, Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2107,
Telephone: 801-538-6712, Fax: 801-538-9495, Website: www.cancerutah.org, www.ucan.cc, Contact: Kathryn Rowley
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