Common knowledge used to hold that men over the age of 50 needed to get an annual digital prostate exam. Catching cancer early is important, but do men really need to get the uncomfortable procedure ...

While many people are familiar with mammograms and smear tests, prostate screening is talked about far less.To shed light on this important subject ahead of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in March, ...

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 ...

Routine use of MRI during active surveillance of men with prostate cancer allows patients to skip digital rectal examinations and some biopsies, and this approach is best practice, according to an ...

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 ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - The 100 Black Men of Greater South Bend offered free prostate exams to black men in the community Saturday morning. From 8 a.m. until about noon, urologists from the Urology ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "I'm here with a clear message to other men, especially older men: Get screened. Get your regular checkups," he said. "Prostate ...

NFL tight ends and prostate cancer survivor Bruce Arians star in a Super Bowl commercial promoting a new, finger-free PSA blood test for prostate cancer screening. The ad, praised by Dr. Firas ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Has anyone in your family had prostate cancer? Cancer screening at the urologist begins harmlessly with a consultation. Benjamin ...

In 2010, 217, 730 new cases of prostate cancer were diagnosed in the United States, and prostate cancer is now the second deadliest cancer for men over the age of 40. Early detection reduces the death ...