United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 73663
Prostate Cancer: Screening
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1 September 2025
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9 September 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of introducing a universal screening programme for prostate cancer on long-term NHS costs.
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1 September 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of introducing a universal screening programme for prostate cancer on long-term NHS costs.
Source: Commons
9 September 2025
Answer
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 ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-01/73663
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1830445
- uk · wq-1830445 · source updated 9 September 2025