United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 12296
Prostate Cancer: Screening
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1 November 2024
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6 November 2024 · Answer
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6 November 2024
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the informed choice framework for prostate cancer screening.
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1 November 2024
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the informed choice framework for prostate cancer screening.
Source: Commons
6 November 2024
Answer
Screening for prostate cancer is currently not recommended by the UK National Screening Committees. This is because of the inaccuracy of the current best test called Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA).The Prostate Cancer Risk Management Programme provides ge...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-01/12296
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1738733
- uk · wq-1738733 · source updated 6 November 2024