Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 85766
Prostate Cancer: Medical Treatments
Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 5 November 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people being treated for prostate cancer.
Answer
Ashley DaltonThe latest Cancer Waiting Times data published by NHS England shows that 4,441 people started their first treatment for prostate cancer in August 2025 under the 31-day cancer waiting time standard.