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 ...

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 new prostate imaging system for the detection of prostate cancer has been evaluated by Weiss and colleagues. Prostate mechanical imaging (PMI; Artann Laboratories, Trenton, NJ) is accomplished by ...

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 ...

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 ...

(HealthDay News) — Following US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations against routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening, there has been a decrease in utilization of digital ...

Study shows cT2 subclassifications as determined by digital rectal examination, independent predicts mortality risk in men with prostate cancer. Digital rectal examination (DRE) findings remain an ...

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 ...