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Prostate Cancer: Screening

Commons · Question 73664 · 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, what discussions he has had with NHS England on the feasibility of rolling out a national prostate cancer screening initiative.

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 ...