Doctors don’t fully agree on the best way to treat early-stage prostate cancer, so finding it early doesn’t always mean better outcomes — it might just lead to more treatments that don’t help.

Getting tested for prostate cancer with the PSA test finds a lot of slow-growing cancers that would never hurt you—way more than in men who don’t get tested.

Testing men for prostate cancer with PSA blood tests might save a few lives, but it often finds cancers that would never cause harm, leading to unnecessary treatments with side effects.

We need better ways to find the dangerous prostate cancers early, avoid treating harmless ones, and figure out who really needs testing based on their personal risk.

Doctors say you shouldn't automatically get tested for prostate cancer — instead, you and your doctor should talk about your personal health, how long you're likely to live, and what matters most to you before deciding.

Men who wait until they have trouble peeing to get checked for prostate cancer are much more likely to find out their cancer is already spread, compared to men who get tested even if they feel fine.