An older adult patient is visiting the physician's office for a checkup.The patient asks the nurse at what age yearly prostate-specific antigen blood tests should begin.Which of the following should be the nurse's response?

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According to American Cancer Society guidelines, yearly prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood tests should begin at age 50 for men at average risk of developing prostate cancer. However, for men at high risk (such as African American men and men with a family history of prostate cancer), testing should begin at age 45. Testing may also need to begin earlier for men with certain medical conditions. Therefore, the nurse should recommend beginning PSA testing at age 50 unless the patient has certain risk factors.

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