# The prostate-cancer screening rules just changed. Here’s when men should get tested. > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/2381477 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 5 outlets covering · First listed: MarketWatch, Nov 12, 2026, 1:12 PM · Read it: The American Cancer Society now recommends most men get their first PSA test when they turn 50. Black men and other men considered high risk should start screening at age 45. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 12, 2026, 6:00 AM: [New prostate cancer screening guidelines include regular PSA testing for most older men]() — NBC News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) As rates of advanced prostate cancer rise, the American Cancer Society is recommending that most men age 50 to 69 get a PSA blood test every other year. - Nov 12, 2026, 6:00 AM: [What to Know About New Prostate Cancer Screening Recommendations]() — New York Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left) Universal screening for the disease has long been a subject of controversy. - Nov 12, 2026, 6:00 AM: [A ‘clear recommendation’ for men: Get screened for prostate cancer]() — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) - Nov 12, 2026, 9:01 AM: [New prostate cancer screening guidelines mean changes for men over 50: what to know]() — NY Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right) Prostate cancer is unique among major cancers in that routine screening is actually controversial. - Nov 12, 2026, 1:12 PM: [The prostate-cancer screening rules just changed. Here’s when men should get tested.]() — MarketWatch (Business & finance, United States, rated Center) The American Cancer Society now recommends most men get their first PSA test when they turn 50. Black men and other men considered high risk should start screening at age 45.