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CHENNAI: As men age, paying attention to prostate health becomes increasingly important. The prostate — a small gland crucial ...

A physical prostate exam is also commonly used to help diagnose the condition. This is known as a digital rectal examination (DRE). It’s normal to feel anxious about the tests, but it’s important to ...

A digital rectal exam can help to detect a variety of conditions in both men and women: Prostate cancer: The prostate, a ...

Data from previous studies have been mixed on whether risk for rectal cancer increases after prostate radiation. In this study, researchers evaluated a retrospective cohort of prostate cancer ...

There are several signs that could point to prostate cancer. People affected might notice that they're going to the bathroom ...

A physical prostate exam is also commonly used to help diagnose the condition. This is known as a digital rectal examination (DRE). It’s normal to feel anxious about the tests, but it’s ...

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 ...

So you almost have to insist on it. It may be life or death. And not only does a rectal exam identify prostate nodules or irregularities, but rectal cancers. Recently there was a celebrity on the ...

These are the stages used for prostate cancer: Stage 1: Cancer is found in the prostate only and cannot be felt by a digital rectal exam or seen through imaging tests. Stage 2 (2A & 2B): Cancer has ...

In recent decades, the incidence of prostate cancer has been increasing — it is the second most prevalent cancer amongst ...