Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 8772
Prostate Cancer: Diagnosis
Tabled: 14 October 2024
Answered: 17 October 2024
Question
Andrew Rosindell
Reform UK — Romford
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) encourage screening for and (b) increase the rate of early diagnosis of prostate cancer.
Answer
Screening for prostate cancer is currently not recommended by the UK National Screening Committees (UK NSC). This is because of the inaccuracy of the current best test Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA). A PSA-based screening programme could harm men as some...
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