Prostate Cancer: Health Education and Screening
Commons · Question 4787 · Tabled 9 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 13 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of (a) prostate cancer risk factors and (b) eligibility for PSA testing of patients aged 50 and above in (i) Cornwall and (ii) England.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 13 Sep 2024
NHS England is taking steps to raise awareness of prostate cancer, where there are opportunities to do so. For example, NHS England partners with Cancer Alliances, charities, and local representatives to reach people through projects in the heart of their...