Digital rectal examination

Prostate Cancer - Screening

ON THIS PAGE: You will find out more about screening for prostate cancer. You will also learn the risks and benefits of screening. Use the menu to see other pages.

Screening is used to look for cancer before you have any symptoms or signs. When cancer is found earlier in its development, it is often at an earlier stage. This means that there is a better chance of successfully treating the cancer. Scientists have developed, and continue to develop, tests that can be used to screen a person for specific types of cancer. The overall goals of cancer screening are to:

Examen rectal digital

Un examen rectal digital (Digital Rectal Exam, DRE) es una prueba tanto para hombres como para mujeres. Permite a un médico revisar la parte inferior del recto, la pelvis y la parte inferior del estómago para detectar cáncer y otros problemas médicos, que incluyen:

  • Cáncer de próstata en los hombres.

  • Sangre en las heces o un bulto anormal en el ano o en el recto.

  • Cáncer de útero o cáncer de ovario en las mujeres, junto con un examen vaginal.

Prostate Cancer - Diagnosis

ON THIS PAGE: You will find a list of common tests, procedures, and scans that doctors use to find the cause of a medical problem. Use the menu to see other pages.

Doctors use many tests to find, or diagnose, cancer. They also do tests to learn if cancer has spread to another part of the body from where it started. If the cancer has spread, it is called metastasis. Doctors may also do tests to learn which treatments could work best.

Prostate Cancer - Symptoms and Signs

ON THIS PAGE: You will find out more about changes and other things that can signal a problem that may need medical care. Use the menu to see other pages.

Symptoms are changes that you can feel in your body. Signs are changes in something measured, like by taking your blood pressure or doing a lab test. Together, symptoms and signs can help describe a medical problem. While most prostate cancer does not cause any symptoms, the symptoms and signs of prostate cancer may include:

  • Frequent urination

Cáncer de próstata - Diagnóstico

EN ESTA PÁGINA: Encontrará una lista de las pruebas, los procedimientos y las exploraciones frecuentes que los médicos usan para averiguar la causa de un problema médico. Use el menú para ver otras páginas.

Los médicos realizan muchas pruebas para detectar o diagnosticar el cáncer. También realizan pruebas para averiguar si el cáncer se ha diseminado a otras partes del cuerpo desde el lugar donde se inició. Si el cáncer se ha diseminado, se denomina metástasis. Los médicos también pueden hacer pruebas para determinar qué tratamientos podrían funcionar mejor.

Subscribe to RSS - Digital rectal examination