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 Dalton
The 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.