Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 60264

Prostate Cancer: Screening

Tabled: 16 June 2025
Answered: 30 June 2025

Question

Clive Jones

Liberal DemocratWokingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review (a) guidelines and (b) referral criteria for the direct rectal examination for prostate cancer.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The Government is committed to ensuring that all patients with cancer, including prostate cancer, are diagnosed faster and more accurately, with the most appropriate diagnostic methods available. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE...

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