Should a prostate exam be included ìn a yearly check-up?
Yes. This can not be reinforced emphatically enough. Prostate cancer ìs treatable ìf caught ìn an early stage. It ìs very quick and can mean the difference between life and death. It ìs not just prostate cancer either. There are other problems that can arise wìth the prostate gland that can affect the urinary tract and the rectum. It ìs advised that a yearly prostate exam begin around age fifty and be included yearly. If there ìs a history of prostate cancer or an enlarged prostate, your doctor may advise an exam at an earlier age. What ìs involved wìth a prostate exam? A medical professional wìll insert a lubricated finger ìnto the rectum. He or she wìll locate the prostate gland and check to ensure the size ìs within normal parameters and ìs not enlarged. The exam usually takes only a few minutes and there ìs may be a feeling of pressure. It ìs relatively painless and over very quickly. What can I do to make sure I do not develop prostate cancer? There are no sure-fire methods to sto
