TY - JOUR
T1 - Is the digital rectal exam any good as a prostate cancer screening test?
AU - Kirby, Mike
AU - Merriel, Sam
AU - Olajide, Oluwabunmi
AU - Norman, Alexander
AU - Vasdev, Nikhil
AU - Hanchanale, Vishwanath
AU - Cain, Michelle
AU - Wilkinson, Malcom
AU - Stephens, Harley
AU - Victor, Debbie
AU - Kinnaird, William
AU - Tree, Alison
AU - Challapalli, Amarnath
AU - Rylance, Amy
N1 - © The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
PY - 2024/2/29
Y1 - 2024/2/29
N2 - There is no shortage of references in popular culture to the prostate examination, with many a laugh built on the punchline of the finger up the bum. Interestingly, while cervical, breast, or bowel screening share barriers to uptake around the intimacy of the examination, ‘ick-factor’, or cultural taboos, they have never become comedy tropes — reflecting the uniquely emasculating perception of the rectal examination.
AB - There is no shortage of references in popular culture to the prostate examination, with many a laugh built on the punchline of the finger up the bum. Interestingly, while cervical, breast, or bowel screening share barriers to uptake around the intimacy of the examination, ‘ick-factor’, or cultural taboos, they have never become comedy tropes — reflecting the uniquely emasculating perception of the rectal examination.
U2 - 10.3399/bjgp24X736677
DO - 10.3399/bjgp24X736677
M3 - Article
SN - 0960-1643
VL - 74
SP - 137
EP - 139
JO - British Journal of General Practice
JF - British Journal of General Practice
M1 - 740
ER -