BEIT-UL-MOQADDAS (AP) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert underwent a medical imaging exam at Hadassah University Hospital late Monday to check development of his prostate cancer, the hospital said in a statement.

The hospital said the exam ""confirmed the findings of previous examinations"" and Olmert's doctors would decide on further treatment.
The 62-year-old Olmert announced in October that he had cancer. At the time, he said the growth was not life-threatening and would be removed in surgery, but he has not yet had the operation.
Olmert's office said earlier in the day that the procedure was scheduled weeks ago and was an ""acceptable and routine procedure in monitoring a prostate growth."" The prime minister has undergone at least one other test since he was diagnosed, aides said.
Israeli leaders have traditionally kept information on their health from the public, but that changed abruptly when Olmert's predecessor, Ariel Sharon, was rendered comatose by a stroke in 2006.
Olmert has made efforts to be forthcoming about his health since replacing Sharon. Other than his prostate cancer, he is regarded to be in good health and is known as a fitness fanatic who jogs often and stays in shape.
Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer among men, according to the American Cancer Society. Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor and a friend of Olmert, dropped out of the 2000 race for one of New York's U.S. Senate seats after he was diagnosed with the disease, but returned to politics for the 2008 presidential race.