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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

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 heavily debated in medical circles due to potential ...

23 Feb 2023 at 06:30

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

23 Feb 2023 at 07:25

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 ...

28 Mar 2025 at 17:21

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 around seven ...

14 Oct 2025 at 16:18

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

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 ...

17 Oct 2025 at 00:01

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

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 ...

28 Nov 2025 at 16:54

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 Committee ...

28 Nov 2025 at 17:13

Trial for prostate cancer treatment with fewer side-effects launches in UK

A groundbreaking trial for a prostate cancer treatment with fewer side-effects has launched in the UK, researchers have said. Backed by the Government-funded National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR),...

06 Dec 2025 at 09:38

First men tested in landmark UK prostate cancer screening trial

The first men have been tested as part of a landmark UK trial into the future of prostate cancer screening. The Transform trial, funded by Prostate Cancer UK and the National Institute for Health and Care ...

23 Mar 2026 at 19:30

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