Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 6960
Prostate Cancer: Screening
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 11 October 2024
Question
Adam Jogee
Labour — Newcastle-under-Lyme
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of a screening programme for prostate cancer on patient outcomes.
Answer
Screening for prostate cancer is currently not recommended by the UK National Screening Committees (UK NSC). This is because of the inaccuracy of the current best test, the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA). A PSA-based screening programme could harm men, a...
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