Prostate Cancer: Screening
Commons · Question 73660 · Tabled 1 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 9 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to ensure that men in areas with higher incidence rates of prostate cancer have targeted access to early screening.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 9 Sep 2025
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 ...