There are no warning signs of early prostate cancer. You can't feel the growing tumor pushing against anything else, so there's no pain. You can have the disease for years and not know it. That's why regular prostate cancer screenings are so important.

If you're a Black man, early screening for prostate cancer is particularly important as you're 2.5 times more likely to die from prostate cancer than your non-Hispanic white peers. In a large study by JAMA Oncology, results pointed to factors such as access to quality health care as to why this may be the case.

If you're nonbinary or gender expansive, you should still be aware of potential risks of prostate cancer, particularly for transgenderwomen. Significant studies are lacking, but it is still possible to be diagnosed with prostate cancer. So screening, especially if you have symptoms or a family history of cancer, could be a helpful decision.