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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-09-21more like thismore than 2022-09-21
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Prostate Cancer: Screening more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a national prostate cancer screening programme similar to the breast cancer and cervical cancer screening programmes. more like this
tabling member constituency Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport more like this
tabling member printed
Luke Pollard more like this
uin 53507 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-09-28more like thismore than 2022-09-28
answer text <p>No assessment has been made. The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) does not currently recommend the introduction of prostate screening, as there is no accurate test. There is insufficient evidence for clinicians to determine those men who require treatment and those who may be safely monitored. The UK NSC plans to review the evidence for prostate cancer screening in 2023 and an updated recommendation will be made.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-09-28T15:50:52.11Zmore like thismore than 2022-09-28T15:50:52.11Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
tabling member
4682
label Biography information for Luke Pollard remove filter