Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 73663

Prostate Cancer: Screening

Tabled: 1 September 2025

Answered: 9 September 2025

Question

Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of introducing a universal screening programme for prostate cancer on long-term NHS costs.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The 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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