Written questions

Prostate Cancer: Screening

Commons · Question 14516 · Tabled 15 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 25 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Josh Babarinde

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment NHS England has made of the potential impact of the Royal Marsden Man Van project on prostate cancer testing in areas with high rates of late diagnosis.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 25 Nov 2024

NHS England has not made a specific assessment.We will find the safest and most effective way to screen for prostate cancer. The Department is investing £16 million into the Prostate Cancer UK led Transform screening trial, which seeks to diagnose prostat...