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 ...

Are you perhaps overdue for your first visit to a urologist? And how uncomfortable is a prostate examination really?

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 ...

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 ...

Digital rectal examination (DRE) is neither helpful nor useful as a solitary prostate cancer screening tool in middle-aged men, say investigators reporting the PROBASE study. The study compared ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Jamaican urologist is urging a shift in the focus of prostate cancer screening from the long-promoted digital rectal examination (DRE) to the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test, citing what ...