Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 4787

Prostate Cancer: Health Education and Screening

Tabled: 9 September 2024
Answered: 13 September 2024

Question

Ben Maguire

Liberal DemocratNorth Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of (a) prostate cancer risk factors and (b) eligibility for PSA testing of patients aged 50 and above in (i) Cornwall and (ii) England.

Answer

NHS England is taking steps to raise awareness of prostate cancer, where there are opportunities to do so. For example, NHS England partners with Cancer Alliances, charities, and local representatives to reach people through projects in the heart of their...

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