Most hemorrhoid complications improve within a week or so through conservative treatments such as adding more fiber to your ...

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 ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: I’m a healthy man in my 50s. I dread having a physical because of the digital rectal exam. What can the doctor even tell by doing this? Is it really necessary? DEAR READER: The digital ...

I am a 77-year-old male and have not had a rectal exam for three years. My newest physician says it is not necessary, in light of my PSA exams over the past six years. (The result of the last one in ...

If you notice bloody stool or blood when you wipe, don’t ignore it. If you’re under 50, it could be a major red flag for colorectal cancer.

A study by the Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna of MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital has taken a closer look at the effectiveness of common examination methods for the early detection of ...

A common method of detecting prostate cancer may not be accurate enough as a reliable screening tool by itself, scientists have warned. The digital rectal exam (DRE) is widely used by medical ...

Doctors could lower the death rate from colon and rectal cancer by 30 percent if they checked all older Americans once every 10 years with widely available viewing scopes, a study concludes. Many ...

NEW YORK -- Having an X-ray to look for signs of colon cancer may soon be an option for those who dread the traditional scope exam. Two of the largest studies yet of "virtual colonoscopy" show the ...

WASHINGTON -- A colonoscopy has been called by some doctors the "save your life screening test" because the procedure is so successful in finding precancerous polyps, removing them and preventing ...