Digital rectal prostate exam a ritual of doctor-patient bonding, for good and bad
Saturday, November 1, 2008 - 00:29
in Health & Medicine
The practice, and its awkwardness, will come less often into play as U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines now advise against it for men age 75 and over. In August, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a government-sponsored panel of medical experts, issued new recommendations regarding prostate cancer screening: Men ages 75 and over should no longer be screened for prostate cancer with the PSA blood test or digital rectal exam.