Originally Posted by
Cuyuna
A DRE/Prostate exam is still a part of any competent physical examination on adult males. Likewise, evaluation for an inguinal hernia. That particular problem increases with age.
Depends.
Prostate cancer screening is routinely stopped for men over age 70. First time PSA is checked is if there is a TURP, or some kinds of renal problem. Reason given is that under structure put in place by Affordable Care Act they don't want to worry the majority who will, supposedly, die with prostate cancer, not because of it.