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- Time to Say Goodbye to the DRE for Prostate Cancer Screening
The advent of more useful tools for prostate cancer screening has made digital rectal examinations for this purpose obsolete, editorialists argue
- When is it time to stop being checked for prostate cancer?
Routine PSA testing to check for prostate cancer is no longer recommended for most men Guidelines specifically discourage routine testing for men 70 and older But despite what the experts suggest
- Is Prostate Cancer Screening Still Necessary? - WebMD
Is Prostate Cancer Screening Still Necessary? The current test for prostate cancer continues to spark debate In part 1 of WebMD's 2-part series, there's important prostate cancer information that
- Is the DRE Still Relevant? - Sperling Prostate Center
UPDATE: 6 5 2024 Originally published 4 2 2020 Four years after we posted the blog below, physicians are still scratching their heads over whether or not the digital rectal exam (DRE) has a useful place as a screening tool for prostate cancer (PCa) Frankly, it seems inconceivable that anyone is still asking, given the substantial body of evidence that the screening pathway was been
- Is Prostate Exam by Finger Still Common Practice?
Discover if the traditional digital rectal exam is still used for prostate health assessments by doctors today Explore current practices here
- Prostate cancer: It was the procedure men feared most. Why is . . .
The digital rectal exam, or DRE, has long been used to screen for signs of prostate cancer—the most common non-skin cancer in men, killer of over 30,000 a year
- Prostate Exam: Age, Procedure, What To Expect Results
A prostate exam is a screening test to look for early signs of prostate cancer The average prostate exam age is 50, but some people may need to start screenings as early as age 45 A prostate exam can’t tell you for sure if you have cancer, but an abnormal result means that you’ll probably need a prostate biopsy
- Do doctors still do prostate checks? - ScienceOxygen
Do doctors still check prostate with finger? In general, a prostate exam includes a PSA blood test (which measures the level of prostate-specific antigen in your blood) and a digital rectal exam (DRE)
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