My hospital’s mammogram reports have a space for “Date of last breast exam”. That is a relic from the past. How many women, and how many doctors, know that clinical breast exams are no longer recommended? And how many men, and their doctors, know that DREs, digital rectal exams, are not recommended as a screening test for prostate cancer – or colorectal cancer, for that matter?
Old Habits Die Hard in Medicine
Old Habits Die Hard in Medicine
Old Habits Die Hard in Medicine
My hospital’s mammogram reports have a space for “Date of last breast exam”. That is a relic from the past. How many women, and how many doctors, know that clinical breast exams are no longer recommended? And how many men, and their doctors, know that DREs, digital rectal exams, are not recommended as a screening test for prostate cancer – or colorectal cancer, for that matter?