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A digital rectal exam is also part of the screening. A health care provider briefly inserts a gloved finger into the rectum to feel for lumps or hard areas on the prostate.

Screening tests — such as the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test and digital rectal exam (DRE) — can help identify potential issues before they become more severe.

A blood test to screen for prostate cancer may be better at doing so than experts originally thought, particularly among Black men, according to a new study.

Experts and Black men of screening age speak on the necessity of prostate exams, as well as the anxiety they can bring and the reasons behind it.

Two of the more commonly used tests are a digital rectal exam and a blood test for prostate-specific antigen (PSA), an enzyme that is typically higher in men with prostate cancer.

Two of the more commonly used tests are a digital rectal exam and a blood test for prostate-specific antigen (PSA), an enzyme that is typically higher in men with prostate cancer.