Prostate Cancer: Screening
Commons · Question 8071 · Tabled 9 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in regard to prostate screening, for what reason there is a difference between black and white men between the ages of 45 and 74.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 16 Jun 2026
The targeted screening programme, announced on 2 June 2026 and rolling out in 2027, will screen men between 45 and 61 years old who have a BRCA2 gene variant and a family history of prostate, breast, pancreatic or ovarian cancer. The UK National Screening...