Written questions

Prostate Cancer: Diagnosis

Commons · Question 22083 · Tabled 6 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 8 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Daisy Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department’s cancer strategy will include (a) a prostate cancer screening programme and (b) alternative measures to improve prostate cancer diagnosis for people at higher risk.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 8 Jan 2025

The National Cancer Plan will include further details on how we will improve outcomes for cancer patients, including those living with prostate cancer. The Plan will aim to speed up diagnosis and treatment, ensuring patients have access to the latest trea...