HAMPTON ROADS, Va. — Don't fear the finger! That's the message from Urology of Virginia concerning physical exams for prostate cancer, also known as digital rectal exams. That's what first alerted me ...

Almost half of men falsely believe they need invasive tests to check for prostate cancer, cancer awareness campaigners in the UK say. A rectal exam – during which a doctor or nurse will check inside a ...

Dr. Brian Helfand of NorthShore UniversityHealth System shows off the gloved finger that is men's least popular form of digital health. Long before the Internet, “digital health” for men of a certain ...

To raise awareness and encourage men to get checked, Prostate Cancer Canada is testing the ‘Famous Fingers Collection,' a line of latex gloves modeled after famous people to research which men prefer.

A new study has found that digital rectal examination alone or in combination with a blood test does not improve prostate cancer detection compared to the blood test alone. The findings suggest that ...

A simple blood test -not a rectal exam - is now the first step in checking for prostate cancer, men across the North East have been told. Men across the region are uniting during Men’s Health Week to ...