Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 117245
Prostate Cancer: Diagnosis
Tabled: 3 March 2026
Answered: 30 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Mr Gregory Campbell
Democratic Unionist Party — East Londonderry
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the change in the bowel screening age to 50 on rates of diagnosis of prostate cancer.
Answer
Mrs Sharon HodgsonThis Government is committed to improving cancer screening services in line with the National Cancer Plan and as part of the 10-Year Health Plan’s shift from treatment to prevention. The Department has not made an assessment of the potential impact of low...
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