Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 37562
Prostate Cancer
Tabled: 12 March 2025
Answered: 21 March 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with prostate cancer in the last 12 months.
Answer
Ashley DaltonThe latest available data show that prostate cancer was the most diagnosed cancer in England in 2022, with 54,732 new diagnoses. This is an increase of 11,354 more registrations than in 2021.