The finger-up-the-bottom examination for prostate cancer has been drawn into question. An international panel of experts recently suggested that so-called digital rectal examination for “active ...

GPs should urgently refer patients with prostate cancer symptoms regardless of their digital rectal examination results, a new study has suggested. Researchers from Hull York Medical School found that ...

COMMON prostate exams may not be accurate enough to spot cancer on their own, a study claims. The much-feared digital rectal exam (DRE) where a doctor checks the rectum with their fingers, may miss ...

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 ...

GPs have been told to stop performing intimate examinations when checking for prostate cancer amid fears it puts men off coming forward. New guidelines published in the British Journal of General ...

Slow urination and waking up too often at night to use the toilet could signal issues with the prostate. (Envato Elements pic) Conversations about prostate health are often met with silence, ...

ALTHOUGH it is no secret that prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer among Jamaican men, local urologists are still having a difficult time getting men to come forward to do their prostate ...

A digital rectal exam (DRE) is a way to check for signs of prostate cancer. For this exam a physician inserts a gloved, lubricated finger into your rectum to: Feel your prostate gland Assess the ...

Prostate cancer is highly treatable when detected early, as it carries a favourable prognosis. Therefore, awareness among ...

Prostate Cancer UK (PCUK) says one in eight men will get prostate cancer in their lifetime, and it’s the most common cancer in men – more than 52,000 are diagnosed with the disease in the UK every ...