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Frequency of PSA Test

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jan 18 7:24am | Replies (48)
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@northoftheborder Where I live (Ohio, U.S.), self-ordered PSA tests are $40. During certain times of the year - like around Father’s Day - they lower the price to $25 - $30.

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northoftheborder | @northoftheborder | Jan 13 6:26am

@brianjarvis So about the same as here in Canada (it's free if ordered by a doctor, but costs US $30 and up if self-ordered).

It's absolutely inexplicable that doctors would be reluctant to order that either for annual screening, or for frequent monitoring after a cancer diagnosis.

Women have to put up with what feels like having their breasts crushed in a vise for mammograms, or sandpaper scraped inside their vaginas for pap smears; all we have to worry about is a tiny needle poking into our arms (and they can draw blood for dozens of other tests at the same time).

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