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Baroness Merron (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 27 February 2025

Debate

Prostate Cancer: National Screening Programme

Contribution

The advice and guidance is that GPs should counsel asymptomatic men about the potential benefits and harms of PSA testing, so that they can make an informed decision. However, the guidance is that GPs should not proactively offer a PSA test, for the reasons that we have covered. That is why we are investing in this trial, to find a better test so that we can address this. This is a complex area, as often it is, but we are making progress, as I have already outlined.

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