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Objective: Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. Prostate cancer that does not show symptoms without advanced stage is a type of cancer that shows good results with early diagnosis and screening. This study was done descriptively to determine the level of knowledge about men's screening for prostate cancer. Material and Methods: The study was conducted with 120 male patients who applied to the urology policlinic of a university hospital. Ethical committee approval, institutional permission and verbal and written consent from the individuals were obtained. Data from the study were retrieved by the Personal Information Form created by searching the literature and "Prostate Cancer Screening Information Test" (PCTBT) developed by Weinrich et al. Results: In the study, it was determined that the average age of the individuals was 63.26 ± 2.24, 91.7%were married, 58.3%were primary school graduates and 70.8%were retired. It was determined that 38.3%of the individuals had problems with prostate, 39.2%had prostate underwent, 30%had PSA test and 28.3%had prostate cancer in their relatives. It was determined that only 21.7%of the individuals received information about prostate cancer and 30.8%of the individuals received information from health care personnel. Individuals participating in the study had an average of 4.81 ± 2.24 points from the "Prostate Cancer Screening Tests" and were found to be "low-level knowledgeable". Men with previous knowledge of prostate cancer screenings were found to have higher PCTBT scores. It was determined that the difference between PCTBT scores of males who were previously informed about prostate cancer was statistically significant. Conclusion: As a result of this research, it was determined that men in risk group had low knowledge level about prostate cancer and screening. In this regard, it is suggested that the public awareness of the men should be inreased with the public spot work towards the public.

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