Table 2.
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Prostate Cancer Knowledge Questions | Total Sample | Non-Seekers | Non Medical Seekers | Medical Seekers | p-value |
Younger men are more likely to develop prostate cancer than older men | 76.9% | 68.2% | 78.9% | 86.3%** | .003 |
White men are more likely to develop prostate cancer than African-American men | 65.7% | 58.3% | 63.2% | 74.4%* | .028 |
Men without a family history do not have to worry about developing prostate cancer | 83.2% | 75.0% | 84.2% | 92.3%** | .001 |
The PSA test will tell men which type of prostate cancer they have | 10.1% | 9.1% | 5.3% | 12.0% | .580 |
The DRE will tell men which type of prostate cancer they have | 24.6% | 18.2% | 15.8% | 33.3%* | .014 |
Most prostate cancer usually grow fast | 41.4% | 45.5% | 47.4% | 35.9% | .268 |
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