A simple blood test has replaced the traditional rectal exam as the initial step in prostate cancer screening. As part of Men ... "You don’t need a finger up the bum to test for prostate cancer." ...

A simple blood test has replaced the traditional rectal exam as the initial step in prostate cancer screening. As part of Men’s Health Week, men in the North East and across the UK are urging ...

Two brothers and prostate cancer patients from Shrewsbury joined a UK-wide movement to say "you don’t need a finger up the ...

A Killingworth man has spoken about how lucky he was to find out he had prostate cancer - as he only insisted his GP gave him a test having watched rugby star Kenny Logan talk about the illness on ...

Dean is supporting Prostate Cancer UK's campaign for new NHS guidelines which would encourage GPs to talk to men about prostate cancer and PSA testing from the age of 45. He said: "It's a simple ...

How to test for prostate cancer: Explaining the DRE, PSA, MRI methods. A digital rectal exam, or DRE, is the most common screening test for prostate cancer, according to the Dana-Farber Cancer ...

To examine your prostate your doctor puts a finger into your back passage (rectum). This procedure is also called a digital rectal exam (DRE). The diagram below shows the position of the prostate ...

Prostate cancer cases have steadily increased by 3% each year since 2014 — and now, former President Joe Biden joins the more than 300,000 people diagnosed in the U.S. this year.

Doctor explains how Biden's prostate cancer could have advanced undetected 02:20. Former President Joe Biden received his last known blood test to check for prostate cancer in 2014, a spokesperson ...

When cells in the prostate gland start to grow uncontrollably. After skin cancer, it is the most common form of cancer in men — 1 in 8 will receive a prostate cancer diagnosis in their lifetime .

Former President Joe Biden is battling “aggressive” prostate cancer after doctors found a “small nodule” on his prostate during a routine medical exam.. Prostate cancer is one of the most ...

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer at age 82. ... Biden's office said his symptoms led to a prostate exam that resulted in the discovery of a small nodule.