"Before we had a really good blood test, the rectal exam was really the only way we had to screen the prostate for cancer," Adam Weiner, a urologic oncologist, stated, highlighting the historical importance of the DRE in prostate examinations. He underlined that the shift in procedures reflects advancements in cancer detection methods.
"It's still a little bit of a shock to be probed so intimately by a person you only see once a year, at most," signifies the emotional discomfort many men experience during the DRE, revealing the societal and personal anxieties surrounding this common medical examination.
"But at my most recent physical, my longtime primary care physician did not seem to be prepping for the probe...she told me that she's phased out the DRE for her patients in favor of a blood test that, while not foolproof, is less likely to result in false-positive results," indicates a significant shift in medical practices regarding prostate cancer screening.
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