Prostate Cancer: Health Services
Commons · Question 64497 · Tabled 2 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Ranger
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce a national screening programme for prostate cancer; and what steps his Department is taking to improve outcomes for people affected by the disease.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 10 Jul 2025
The Department is guided on screening policy by the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC). The UK NSC does not currently recommend a national screening programme for prostate cancer, as the current best test, the Prostate Specific Antigen test, lacks t...