Routine use of MRI during active surveillance of men with prostate cancer allows patients to skip digital rectal examinations and some biopsies, and this approach is best practice, according to an ...

And what can you expect during your visit? Two urologists have answers:According to Dr Axel Merseburger, spokesman for the German Society for Urology (DGU), a man should see a urologist in cases of ...

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 ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Sept. 6 (UPI) --Among the least favorite of all medical exams, the digital rectal exam for prostate cancer may be on the way out because other tests are more accurate in detecting ...

"Our study confirms that the digital rectal exam remains an important part of screening such patients because 31 percent of cancers in our study would have been missed by using age-specific PSA ...

Reisman is a general internist in Connecticut. In August, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a government-sponsored panel of medical experts, issued new recommendations regarding prostate cancer ...

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 ...

SAN DIEGO — By skipping rectal examinations as part of their workup, physicians may be missing the cause of constipation for some, a new study suggests. Constipation is one of the most common reasons ...

Ask a Doctor is new series of physician-authored columns offering insights and advice on common health topics. It is not a substitute for seeking medical care. “Wait, you’re not doing the … finger ...