To date, there is only a limited amount of information on the significance of using DREs for prostate cancer diagnosis among Asian men. The objective of this study was to evaluate DREs for prostate ...

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 ...

The rectum begins at the rectosigmoid junction, which is demarcated by the confluence of the teniae coli. The anatomical structures that are anterior to the rectum differ in females (Figure 1A) and ...

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 ...

A new study has found that digital rectal examination alone or in combination with a blood test does not improve prostate cancer detection compared to the blood test alone. The findings suggest that ...

Digital rectal examination (DRE) inadequately identifies risk for prostate cancer on a population level, according to a meta-analysis that compared DRE indications of elevated risk with biopsy ...

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 ...

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 ...

Serum c-erbB-2 ectodomain (ECD) correlates with immunohistochemical c-erbB-2 expression and predicts an aggressive clinical outcome in hormone-independent prostate cancer (HIPC) patients (pts) treated ...