Question 4000 — diseases

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Ms. Valérie Thomas draws the attention of the Minister of Solidarity and Health to the prostate cancer screening method. Every year, in France, this cancer kills nearly 9,000 men and renders 10,000 others disabled. The recommendations of the High Health Authority do not allow us to best understand the indicator that is the PSA rate. Very often, suspicion of cancer leads to a biopsy, the effects of which on patients are heavy and have a significant impact. However, innovations in medical imaging, through MRI, allow for better diagnosis which provides valuable information on the presence, location of the tumor and its aggressiveness. Supervised by health authorities, the use of medical imaging would have the benefit of better preventing prostate cancer and avoiding the need for biopsies and, ultimately, radical treatments (prostatectomy etc.) which greatly penalize patients. Faced with the application of contested protocols, she would like to know if an evaluation of the prostate cancer screening policy is envisaged to achieve regular and supervised monitoring, like breast cancer screening.

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