Dear Doctors: I am 84 years old and just got a new doctor. When I asked her about the prostate exam my previous doctor did every few years, she seemed dismissive, saying, “ Oh, we don’t do that anymore.” Is this a personal choice by the physician? I worry about missing an important diagnosis.
Dear Reader: The exam you are referring to is known as a digital rectal exam, or DRE. In men, it is used to…
