Previously this may have involved a rectal exam – during ... s bottom using their finger – but this is no longer a useful test, according to Prostate Cancer UK and leading medical professionals.

The new prostate cancer spit test reduced the number of false positive results and picked up a higher proportion of ...

Prostate cancer kills one man in the UK every 45 minutes ... While the thought of this is unpleasant – inserting a finger up the back passage to feel the size, shape and texture of the prostate ...

Most people with prostate cancer do not experience symptoms ... A doctor can also perform a digital rectal exam, in which they insert a gloved, lubricated finger into the rectum to feel the ...

It’s a rite of passage that fills men of a certain age with dread: the digital exam for prostate cancer. But suffering prostate cancer is even worse — especially since the treatments come with the ...