For years, men were told to schedule an annual prostate exam after age 50—but screening recommendations have changed. Routine digital exams are no longer advised for prostate cancer detection, and PSA ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - The 100 Black Men of Greater South Bend offered free prostate exams to black men in the community Saturday morning. From 8 a.m. until about noon, urologists from the Urology ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "I'm here with a clear message to other men, especially older men: Get screened. Get your regular checkups," he said. "Prostate ...

In 2010, 217, 730 new cases of prostate cancer were diagnosed in the United States, and prostate cancer is now the second deadliest cancer for men over the age of 40. Early detection reduces the death ...

Dr. Dre would be the perfect pitchman for prostate cancer awareness efforts. The rap mogul shares an acronym for an important aspect of prostate cancer probes. Digital rectal examination (DRE) ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – At the age of 33, CJ Ashley felt invincible. He had recently welcomed a baby girl Emma with his wife, and he didn’t have any concerns about his health. “We had just had a kid, ...

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