_Against routine, widespread screening for prostate cancer with prostate-specific antigen ( PSA ) or digital rectal examination.
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A change in stage or digital rectal examination findings is unusual among patients with low risk disease.
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It should be measured in the first portion of urine after prostate massage with digital rectal examination.
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Still, some studies have shown that the PSA test, combined with a digital rectal examination, can detect most prostate cancers.
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Rectal examinations are often repeated over the course of a colic to monitor the GI tract for signs of change.
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Rectal examination gives an impression of the anal sphincter tone and whether the lower rectum contains any feces or not.
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In colon cancer screening, using only one sample of feces collected by a doctor performing a digital rectal examination is discouraged.
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Digital rectal examination specimens are also used but this method is discouraged for colorectal cancer screening due to very poor performance characteristics.
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In medicine, "'Blumer's shelf "'is a finding felt in rectal examination that indicates that a tumor has metastasized to the pouch of Douglas.
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As a result, annual prostate screening, including a digital rectal examination, is appropriate at age 40 among known carriers, rather than age 50.
