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Is Digital Rectal Exam (DRE) Outdated?
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<blockquote data-quote="madman" data-source="post: 244606" data-attributes="member: 13851"><p>[MEDIA=youtube]1fQI5b2yRlc[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p><em><strong>A common question in our comments section is whether the digital rectal exam (DRE), also known as the "<u>finger test</u>," is still relevant in 2023. Here, medical oncologist Mark Scholz, MD, argues that the DRE is low-risk and still valuable because it can catch low-PSA-producing cancers that would otherwise go unnoticed. He adds, however, that if a person is totally opposed to having a DRE, they should not let it dissuade them from PSA testing, which is able to detect the lion's share of prostate cancer. </strong></em></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fQI5b2yRlc&t=6s" target="_blank">0:06</a> What is the digital rectal exam (DRE) and do you still perform them?</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fQI5b2yRlc&t=81s" target="_blank">1:21</a> When should men start getting a DRE?</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fQI5b2yRlc&t=110s" target="_blank">1:50</a> Does prostate cancer tend to grow on the part of the prostate that can be felt via DRE?</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fQI5b2yRlc&t=182s" target="_blank">3:02</a> Are DREs good for estimating the size of the prostate?</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fQI5b2yRlc&t=250s" target="_blank">4:10</a> Why aren't MRIs just used instead of the DRE?</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fQI5b2yRlc&t=297s" target="_blank">4:57</a> Is there any reason to have a DRE after a person has been diagnosed or treated?</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fQI5b2yRlc&t=327s" target="_blank">5:27</a> How dangerous is it to forego DRE if a person is doing PSA testing</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fQI5b2yRlc&t=390s" target="_blank">6:30</a> What is the proper way to monitor PSA?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="madman, post: 244606, member: 13851"] [MEDIA=youtube]1fQI5b2yRlc[/MEDIA] [I][B]A common question in our comments section is whether the digital rectal exam (DRE), also known as the "[U]finger test[/U]," is still relevant in 2023. Here, medical oncologist Mark Scholz, MD, argues that the DRE is low-risk and still valuable because it can catch low-PSA-producing cancers that would otherwise go unnoticed. He adds, however, that if a person is totally opposed to having a DRE, they should not let it dissuade them from PSA testing, which is able to detect the lion's share of prostate cancer. [/B][/I] [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fQI5b2yRlc&t=6s']0:06[/URL] What is the digital rectal exam (DRE) and do you still perform them? [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fQI5b2yRlc&t=81s']1:21[/URL] When should men start getting a DRE? [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fQI5b2yRlc&t=110s']1:50[/URL] Does prostate cancer tend to grow on the part of the prostate that can be felt via DRE? [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fQI5b2yRlc&t=182s']3:02[/URL] Are DREs good for estimating the size of the prostate? [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fQI5b2yRlc&t=250s']4:10[/URL] Why aren't MRIs just used instead of the DRE? [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fQI5b2yRlc&t=297s']4:57[/URL] Is there any reason to have a DRE after a person has been diagnosed or treated? [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fQI5b2yRlc&t=327s']5:27[/URL] How dangerous is it to forego DRE if a person is doing PSA testing [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fQI5b2yRlc&t=390s']6:30[/URL] What is the proper way to monitor PSA? [/QUOTE]
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