Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 83204
Abiraterone
Tabled: 17 October 2025
Answered: 28 October 2025
Question
Danny Beales
Labour — Uxbridge and South Ruislip
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of men in England with newly diagnosed high-risk, non-metastatic prostate cancer who would be eligible for abiraterone under the eligibility crit
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedNHS England estimates that the number of eligible patients in England is between 7,500 and 9,500 per year. This is based on the same eligibility criteria as are used in Scotland and Wales. NHS England has not completed any specific work to estimate the po...
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