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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Normal findings in selected men with elevated PSA may justify delaying a second prostate biopsy. Researchers in the Netherlands who examined the value of digital rectal examination (DRE) in prostate ...

Prostate health is a crucial aspect of men’s health, yet it often doesn’t receive the attention it deserves. The prostate gland — a small walnut-shaped organ located below the bladder — plays a ...

When our writer was experiencing some troubling symptoms, the doctor sent him for a digital rectal exam. The damaging preconceptions around it, he learned, are far removed from the reality To cut to ...

Comparing NCCN-based risk groups to the PROTEUS definition of high-risk localized prostate cancer to inform peri-operative care.

Prognostic impact of BRCA mutation on metastasis-free survival in a localized/locoregional high-risk real-world prostate cancer population. The silent burden: A SEER-based analysis of potential years ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 53-year-old healthy male, and I always request to check my PSA levels each year. My 57-year-old brother's new doctor denied his request for a routine PSA check on their initial ...

SAN ANTONIO – As Prostate Cancer Awareness Month comes to an end, a local doctor is reminding all men that prostate cancer awareness is important year-round. “Prostate cancer occurs everywhere across ...

THIS YEAR, IT’S estimated that nearly 300,000 new prostate cancer cases will be diagnosed. While there’s no single test to detect prostate cancer, doctors commonly use the prostate-specific antigen ...

A Loughborough University student has developed a new medical device that could transform how prostate health is assessed and monitored. Devon Tyso, a Product Design and Technology student, has ...