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 ...

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 ...

Science is not shy about ambiguity, never more so than when it comes to medical advice. So here’s the latest recommendation on prostate-cancer screening: Men should continue to have both a manual ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If prostate cancer is discovered early, the chances of recovery are often good. Axel Heimken/dpa Almost half of men falsely ...

Jairam Eswara, MD, FACS, is a nationally recognized urology specialist and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He’s the Chair of the Department of Urology at Tufts Medical Center and an ...

Scientists at the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with researchers at the Institute of Cancer Research, London, have developed a new computational algorithm to help predict a man's ...

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting men around the world. It develops in the prostate, a small gland ...

AWARENESS MONTH, AND ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, THE DISEASE SEES OVER 300,000 NEW CASES YEARLY, AS WELL AS MORE THAN 35,000 DEATHS A YEAR, MAKING IT CRUCIAL FOR MEN TO UNDERGO A ...

Prostate health remains a crucial topic that many men avoid discussing, even with close family members. Early screenings can make a significant difference in detecting issues before they become severe ...