Is the digital rectal exam any good as a prostate cancer screening test?

Mike Kirby; Sam Merriel; Oluwabunmi Olajide; Alexander Norman; Nikhil Vasdev; Vishwanath Hanchanale; Michelle Cain; Malcom Wilkinson; Harley Stephens; Debbie Victor; William Kinnaird; Alison Tree; Amarnath Challapalli; Amy Rylance

doi:10.3399/bjgp24X736677

Is the digital rectal exam any good as a prostate cancer screening test?

Mike Kirby
, Sam Merriel
, Oluwabunmi Olajide
, Alexander Norman
, Nikhil Vasdev
, Vishwanath Hanchanale
, Michelle Cain
, Malcom Wilkinson
, Harley Stephens
, Debbie Victor
, William Kinnaird
, Alison Tree
, Amarnath Challapalli
, Amy Rylance

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Article number	740
Pages (from-to)	137-139
Number of pages	3
Journal	British Journal of General Practice
Volume	74
Early online date	29 Feb 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp24X736677
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 29 Feb 2024

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Kirby, M., Merriel, S., Olajide, O., Norman, A., Vasdev, N., Hanchanale, V., Cain, M., Wilkinson, M., Stephens, H., Victor, D., Kinnaird, W., Tree, A., Challapalli, A., & Rylance, A. (2024). Is the digital rectal exam any good as a prostate cancer screening test? British Journal of General Practice, 74, 137-139. Article 740. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp24X736677

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