Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 12297
Prostate Cancer: Screening
Tabled: 1 November 2024
Answered: 6 November 2024
Question
Matt Western
Labour — Warwick and Leamington
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of potential disparities in access to prostate cancer screening among men of different (a) races and (b) socio-economic statuses.
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, called Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA).The UK NSC is carrying out an evidence review o...
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