digital rectal examination (DRE) diagnostic value for rectal cancer
Last edited 04/2019
Digital rectal examination in primary care for palpable rectal tumour has a sensitivity of 0.762, specificity of 0.917, positive predictive value of 0.296 and negative predictive value of 0.988.
It is an inaccurate procedure and a poor predictor for palpable rectal tumour (1).
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digital rectal examination (DRE) and screening or diagnosis for prostate cancer