Prostate Cancer: Screening
2026-05-18 · Department of Health and Social Care · 2742 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for consideration of the final outcome of the UK National Screening Committee's evaluation of prostate cancer screening.
Answer
We have accepted the recommendation of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) to introduce England's first targeted prostate cancer screening programme. The programme, rolling out in 2027, will screen men between 45 and 61 years old who have a BRCA2...