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Low Rates of Digital Rectal Exam in an Academic Health System Represent a Missed Opportunity

Digital rectal exam (DRE) is an important screening tool for early cancer identification. DRE has become less routinely performed following removal from cancer screening guidelines. The effect of this decreased… Click to show full abstract

Digital rectal exam (DRE) is an important screening tool for early cancer identification. DRE has become less routinely performed following removal from cancer screening guidelines. The effect of this decreased utilization has not been studied; this study sought to evaluate current DRE utilization and changes over time.

Keywords: rectal exam; exam academic; rates digital; digital rectal; low rates

Journal Title: Journal of Surgical Oncology
Year Published: 2025

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