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Screening for prostate cancer could help save lives, study suggests

Using MRI scans to screen men for prostate cancer could reduce deaths from the disease “significantly”, researchers have suggested. Scientists said current tests, which detect the level of the protein prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in the blood, ...

22 Aug 2023 at 00:05

DIY cervical screening kits could be rolled out from early 2026, NHS plan says

At-home cervical screening kits could potentially be rolled out in England from next year to help meet the goal of eliminating cervical cancer by 2040, according to a new health service blueprint. NHS England said planning is under way to allow ...

28 Mar 2025 at 17:21

Resolving 8am GP scramble ‘will take time’ – Streeting

The 8am scramble for GP appointments will be “wildly different” before the next general election, the Health Secretary has pledged. Wes Streeting said that he would be out of a job if people’s experience of getting a GP appointment had not ...

08 Apr 2025 at 09:09

Streeting signals support for prostate screening if backed by evidence

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has suggested that he would support a national prostate cancer screening programme for men at higher risk of disease if it is backed by the evidence. The UK’s National Screening Committee is currently ...

08 Apr 2025 at 19:53

Men with BRCA gene mutations ‘should be given annual prostate cancer checks’

Men with BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations should be given annual prostate cancer screening checks, leading scientists have said. Experts at the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) in London said men with these mutations are at such ...

17 Oct 2025 at 00:01

Football

Ex-Man Utd boss Louis van Gaal says prostate cancer statistics cannot be ignored

Former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says prostate cancer statistics cannot be ignored and believes tests should be readily available after experts advised against screening for most men in the UK. The UK National ...

28 Nov 2025 at 16:54

Prostate cancer blood tests ‘can lead to men being over-tested’, experts say

Prostate cancer blood tests can lead to men being over-tested, while those who need help may be missed, a large study has found. Researchers from the University of Oxford examined the health records of more than 10 million ...

08 Oct 2025 at 23:30

Sport

Sir Chris Hoy ‘extremely disappointed’ by prostate cancer screening decision

Olympic cycling great Sir Chris Hoy said he was “disappointed and saddened” by the recommendation not to make prostate cancer screening routinely available for the vast majority of men in the UK. The six-time Games gold ...

28 Nov 2025 at 18:38

NHS to screen newborns in England for rare genetic disorder

Newborn babies in England will be routinely screened for a rare genetic condition that can cause long-term health problems if left untreated, officials have announced. Hereditary tyrosinaemia type 1 (HT1) affects ...

14 Oct 2025 at 16:18

Prostate cancer screening: Committee says no to testing all men

Prostate cancer screening should not be made routinely available for the vast majority of men in the UK, a committee advising the Government has said. In a draft recommendation, the UK National Screening ...

28 Nov 2025 at 15:25

Harms linked to prostate cancer screening ‘reduced by medical advances’

Prostate cancer screening may be a step closer after a study suggested that harms linked to testing have reduced thanks to advances in medical technology. Screening for prostate cancer has been heavily ...

23 Feb 2023 at 07:25

Health & Wellbeing

Prostate cancer screening a step closer thanks to medical advances

Prostate cancer screening may be a step closer after a study suggested that harms linked to testing have reduced thanks to advances in medical technology. Screening for prostate cancer has been ...

23 Feb 2023 at 06:30

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