Who Should Get a Digital Rectal Exam? You may need a digital rectal exam if you have rectal bleeding, abdominal or pelvic pain or a change in bowel habits. But studies have shown there is little ...

Like most men, I'll never forget my first time. I was 50-ish. On command, I dropped my drawers and bent over the examining table. I heard the snap of the gloves and I felt some resistance as an index ...

Kevin Kelly answers the question: 'What's A Digital Rectal Exam, How Often?' March 16, 2009 -- Question: What is a digital rectal exam, and how often should it be done? Answer: A digital rectal exam ...

FATHER’S DAY will be observed tomorrow, and what better way to show your dad you care about him and his health than by educating him on early signs and prevention of one of the most common problems in ...

Rates of digital rectal examination (DRE) are low in clinical practice and levels of sufficient training in the technique may be in decline, the results of a US study suggest. On average, physicians ...

The digital rectal exam is an important screening test that can discover prostate cancer that a prostate-specific antigen or PSA test may not, despite the higher sensitivity of the PSA test, according ...

A common method of detecting prostate cancer may not be accurate enough as a reliable screening tool by itself, scientists have warned. The digital rectal exam (DRE) is widely used by medical ...

If the results of your prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test or digital rectal exam (DRE) suggest that you may have prostate cancer, your doctor will perform a biopsy to find out for sure. They’ll ...

Historically, a prostate cancer exam like the prostate cancer antigen (PSA) test or the digital rectal exam (DRE) has helped doctors identify whether patients have prostate cancer. But these screening ...