Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 12844
Prostate Cancer: Screening
Tabled: 5 November 2024
Answered: 12 November 2024
Named DayQuestion
John Slinger
Labour — Rugby
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to introduce prostate cancer testing for men at earlier ages than is currently available.
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 the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA). A PSA-based screening programme could harm...
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