Understanding of the risk factors is more common, according to the YouGov poll.
The majority of men are aware that a healthy diet can reduce their risks, and that it is more common as you get older.
Only a third knew there was a genetic component, and that having a relative develop prostate cancer is a sign that you may also need to get tested.
A total of 36 percent of people believed there was an NHS screening program that would tell them to seek out testing, although no such program exists.
