Dr Catherine Nyongesa
By: John Kariuki
Many men especially those above the age of forty years are always encouraged to go for a prostate exam in a bid to detect a possibility of a malignant cancerous tumor.
But most men fear or dread the procedure that sometimes proves a bit intrusive.
But Dr. Catherine Nyongesa of Texas Cancer Center advises
“Finger guided prostate exam” the so called digital rectal exam is an old and effective way of screening for prostate cancer. A clinician through this method is able to differentiate a suspicious cancerous prostate from non-cancerous prostate…it’s less invasive and can be done at no extra cost to the patient unlike the imaging of the prostate or PSA and biopsies where a patient has to incur an extra cost.
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