Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 5237
Prostate Cancer: Screening
Tabled: 10 September 2024
Answered: 13 September 2024
Question
Steve Darling
Liberal Democrat — Torbay
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to introduce national screening for prostate cancer by level of risk.
Answer
The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) advises ministers and the National Health Service on all aspects of population and targeted screening. Screening for prostate cancer is currently not recommended in the United Kingdom. This is because of the in...
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