The predictive value of the abnormality side during digital rectal examination (DRE) has never been studied, suggesting that physicians examined the left lobe of the gland as well as the right lobe.

In the modern era of advanced imaging and genomics testing, the digital rectal exam (DRE) is still an "important" and clinically relevant prognostic test for prostate cancer, conclude the authors of a ...

All health care practitioners should be facile in the digital rectal exam (DRE) as it provides prostate, rectal and neurological information. The purpose of this study was first to justify our ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Sept. 6, 2016 - The dreaded finger exam to check for prostate cancer used to be a mainstay of check-ups for older men. With its value now in question, some doctors share the ...

Phase I Study of Hepatic Arterial Melphalan Infusion and Hepatic Venous Hemofiltration Using Percutaneously Placed Catheters in Patients With Unresectable Hepatic Malignancies Clinical assessment of ...

What Is a Prostate Exam? A prostate exam is a test that checks for early signs of prostate cancer. It doesn't reveal cancer, but if the test shows an abnormal result, your doctor will likely need to ...

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 ...

A study by the Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna of MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital has taken a closer look at the effectiveness of common examination methods for the early detection of ...

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 ...