Moderate Exercise May Lower Prostate Cancer Risk Nov 10, 2009
This study avoided that issue, Freedland said, by focusing on men who were sent for biopsies after concerning findings from prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing or a digital rectal exam. He and his colleagues found that among the 111 sedentary men in the study, half were diagnosed with cancer after biopsy. (MEDLINEplus)
Awareness promotes prostate health Sep 25, 2009
"Believe me, I understand that a digital rectal exam (DRE) may not be high on your to-do list," sympathized Dr. Andrew Wagner, director of the Center for Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. "Prostate issues are almost inevitable. And often, a urinary obstruction or infection can be addressed by your primary care doctor.". (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
Petoskey hospital offering low-cost prostate cancer screening Sep 16, 2009
- Advertisement - The screening includes a digital rectal exam and a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test. Physicians from the Northern Michigan Regional Hospital medical staff are volunteering their time to offer 100 screenings during the two-hour time frame. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE |Sept. 3, 2009 Sep 7, 2009
According to the brochure, if passed as now written, the public plan and the private insurance plans that are offered under the new Health Insurance Exchange will most likely not provide health coverage for or support access to prostate cancer early detection tests such as the prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood test and the digital rectal exam. Showing: lect. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
Case For Preventive Prostate Cancer Treatment Bolstered Jul 20, 2009
But the results were quite different for men who were biopsied after an abnormal digital rectal exam or because of a test showing elevated levels of prostate-specific antigen, a protein also known as PSA that can be unusually high in prostate cancer ... To test the idea, Presti and his colleagues analyzed a database of 1,304 men who had been referred to Stanford after an abnormal digital rectal exam or high PSA test results the same conditions as in the original study, except none were on... (Science Daily)
Physicians aren't immune to typos Jul 17, 2009
- "Rectal exam revealed a normal size thyroid.". - "The patient was in his usual state of good health until his airplane ran out of gas and crashed.". (The Augusta Chronicle)
Prostate Drug Appears Safer Than Thought Jul 10, 2009
To test this theory, they analyzed data on 1,304 men who'd had an abnormal digital rectal exam or high PSA test results and had been referred to Stanford. None of the men was taking finasteride. (MEDLINEplus)
When Men Should See A Doctor Jul 8, 2009
Men older than 50 and younger men with a family history of prostate cancer should receive a digital rectal exam as part of their annual physical exam. With a lubricated, gloved finger, the doctor will feel for any lumps or abnormalities on the prostate and will gently press on the abdomen to feel for irregularities in the surrounding organs. (Suite101.com)
What Celebrity Deaths Teach Us About Surviving Our 50s Jul 2, 2009
Fawcett s case highlights the need for women to have digital rectal exams performed annually by their gynecologists during their Pap smear screenings ... The digital rectal exam should be part of gynecological exam, Alvarez said. (Fox News)
Fit Dad vs. Fat Dad Jun 19, 2009
Like the certainty that it will include a rectal exam. Clearly not a big selling point. (Slate)
Carter Road site not yet a done deal Jun 19, 2009
A digital rectal exam and blood test to measure prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels can be done through a physician or at free screenings, such as those held by the Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) each fall. Controversy continues over the PSA test, as two recent studies in dicate it may lead to unnecessary and risky treatment. (NJ.com -- Times)
More Cancer Tests Mean More False-Positive Results May 13, 2009
Those in the intervention group were offered a baseline chest X-ray along with a yearly follow-up for two years for non-smokers and three years for smokers to check for lung cancer; a baseline flexible sigmoidoscopy to check for colorectal cancer, along with a three- or five-year follow-up; annual tests for cancer antigen 125 (CA-125) and a transvaginal ultrasound yearly to check for ovarian cancer in women; and an annual digital rectal exam to check for prostate cancer in men, as well as a... (MEDLINEplus)
Dr. Donald Kaufman discusses prostate cancer and 'active surveillance' May 4, 2009
A. Every three months, the patient comes in and has a digital rectal exam and PSA. Approximately one year from the first biopsy, a second biopsy is done. Then, we do the digital rectal exam and the PSA every six months. (Boston Globe)
Statins Alter Prostate Cancer Patients' PSA Levels May 1, 2009
A PSA test which measures PSA levels in a man's blood along with a digital rectal exam are most frequently used to help screen for prostate cancer in men age 50 or older. Increased PSA levels can often signal benign prostate conditions or prostate cancer. (Science Daily)
Fit for a leader Apr 30, 2009
"With a thorough physical examination, a doctor will look at your eyes and ears and the back of your mouth, feel your neck and listen to your heart and lungs and tummy. You should be checked for hernias and get a rectal exam or a pelvic exam." Anything less and you should speak up. "Most physicians are good, thorough physicians," Hildebrand says. (Sioux City Journal)
AUA counters mainstream recommendations with new best practice statement on PSA testing Apr 28, 2009
Men who wish to be screened for prostate cancer should have both a PSA test and a digital rectal exam (DRE). The Statement also notes that other factors such as family history, age, overall health and ethnicity should be combined with the results of PSA testing and physical examination in order to better determine the risk of prostate cancer. (EurekAlert!)
Molecular Fingerprints Point The Way To Earlier Cancer Diagnosis And More Targeted Treatment Mar 28, 2009
A PSA test along with a digital rectal exam is today's standard for prostate screening so physicians typically do both in men age 50 and older. But PSA levels are actually better at helping determine if prostate cancer has returned, Dr. Sreekumar says. (Science Daily)
How Good Is Health Care in Prison? Mar 26, 2009
In Pennsylvania, men under 40 are supposed to get physicals every three years, complete with rectal exam, vision screening, and a risk assessment for chronic diseases. Women get pap and pelvic exams every year. (Slate)
WEDNESDAY LETTERS Mar 26, 2009
Screening includes a PSA score (from a simple blood test) and a DRE (digital rectal exam) by an experienced urologist. Neither alone is conclusive but if findings from either indicate a concern, a man needs to get a biopsy and learn his Gleason score. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
No Early Mortality Benefit From Annual Prostate Cancer Screening, U.S. Study Shows Mar 25, 2009
It involves men ages 55 to 74 who received either annual PSA blood tests and digital rectal exams or "routine care," meaning they had the screening tests only if their physicians recommended them ... The trial involved 76,693 men, who were randomly assigned to receive either annual PSA blood tests for six years and digital rectal exams for four years or routine care, which included physical checkups but no mandate for annual prostate cancer screening ... Of the men who received annual screening,... (Science Daily)
Landmark study stokes PSA testing debate Mar 20, 2009
Furthermore, prostate cancer can be present without an elevated PSA level, which is why the digital rectal exam is also done as part of a routine examination. (). (Globe and Mail)
Studies fail to settle prostate testing debate Mar 19, 2009
The US study concluded that after following men for a decade, those screened annually with the PSA or a rectal exam were no more likely to avoid death from prostate cancer than those tested less frequently or not at all. The European researchers found that men undergoing screening once every four years were 20 percent less likely to succumb to prostate cancer than those not tested regularly. (Boston Globe)
Cancer deaths not deterred by prostate tests Mar 19, 2009
Most of those diagnoses start with a screening test: either a digital rectal exam, during which a doctor feels the prostate to check for irregularity or enlargement, with a blood test to check the level of prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, in the blood, or both ... Screening failed to save more livesIn the PLCO study, 38,343 men received a choice every year of PSA screening or a digital rectal exam. (MSNBC -- Health)
Doubt cast on safety of prostate tests Mar 19, 2009
Screening usually involves a prostate-specific antigen blood test and a digital rectal exam. Since 1992, five years after the PSA test was introduced, U.S. death rates from prostate cancer have declined about 4 percent per year. (AZCentral -- News)
Rethinking cancer care for the elderly Mar 18, 2009
Elliot was 83 when a routine checkup that included a digital rectal exam suggested prostate cancer. A biopsy then revealed that he had an aggressive form of the disease. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Imus tells listeners he has prostate cancer Mar 17, 2009
Prostate cancer is referred to as stage II if it can be detected with a digital rectal exam (physical exam) but there is no evidence that the cancer has spread outside the prostate to other organs. A one-time shock jock who now does a show heavy on the media and politics, Imus was fired by CBS Radio and MSNBC in spring 2007 for a racial slur of the Rutgers womens basketball team. (MSNBC -- News)
Tests Might Diagnose, Predict Prostate Cancer Feb 26, 2009
"Current methods for diagnosing prostate cancer -- PSA (prostate-specific antigen) and digital rectal exam -- have low specificity," lead researcher Jack Groskopf, a senior research scientist for Gen-Probe Inc., in San Diego, said during a Tuesday teleconference. "As a result, the majority of prostate biopsies are negative, and you could argue that we are doing too many biopsies.". (MEDLINEplus)
Real men aren't afraid of the doc Feb 19, 2009
fear of the rectal exam. You guys will sit around wolfing down antacids for a week then all of a sudden, there are paramedics in your living room prying a remote from your hand so it won't short out when they jump-start your heart. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Annual Screening Catches Prostate Cancer Early Feb 7, 2009
According to the report, 38,349 men, aged 55 to 74 years old, were randomly assigned to be screened yearly for prostate cancer using the PSA (prostate specific antigen) blood test and digital rectal examinations. Andriole and colleagues found that the majority of the men complied with the PSA and digital rectal exams - 89 percent complied with both tests at the start of the study and this figure was 85 percent by year three ... Approximately one in seven men received either a positive PSA or... (MEDLINEplus)
