Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 73660
Prostate Cancer: Screening
Tabled: 1 September 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025
Question
Matt Vickers
Conservative — Stockton West
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to ensure that men in areas with higher incidence rates of prostate cancer have targeted access to early screening.
Answer
Ashley DaltonThe UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), which advises ministers on all screening matters, does not currently recommend population screening for prostate cancer. As such, England does not have a national screening programme.As part of its commitment ...
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