United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 8071
Prostate Cancer: Screening
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9 June 2026
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16 June 2026 · Answer
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Summary
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.
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9 June 2026
Written question
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.
Source: Commons
16 June 2026
Answer
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...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-06-09/8071
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1914008
- uk · wq-1914008 · source updated 16 June 2026