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Thousands more UK black men to be invited for prostate cancer screening

Health secretary announces expansion of Transform trial but does not back population-wide testing

The Guardian - UK

More black men to be invited to prostate cancer screening trial

It comes as Health Secretary James Murray accepted a committee’s recommendation against a population-wide screening programme.

Evening Standard

Thousands more Black men to benefit from prostate cancer screening trial

Prostate cancer is more common, develops earlier and can be more aggressive in this group

The Independent UK

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Health Secretary accepts committee’s recommendation on prostate cancer screening

The move is a blow to campaigners, but the committee said screening all men using the prostate specific antigen test could do more harm than good.

Evening Standard

Why experts have advised against widespread prostate cancer screening

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The Independent UK

Most UK men should not be offered prostate cancer screening, experts say

Government will consider committee’s guidance that says mass screening ‘likely to cause more harm than good’

The Guardian - UK

Prostate cancer screening: Final guidance recommends against testing all men

Only men with a specific gene variant and a family history of certain cancers should be screened, experts have said.

Evening Standard

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Majority of men in UK will not be offered routine prostate cancer screening

Black men have double the risk of prostate cancer

The Independent UK

HRT patches for menopause ‘can help treat prostate cancer’ – but there is one main side effect

Patches that lower testosterone by delivering oestradiol, a form of oestrogen, through the skin were just as effective as injections at preventing the cancer from spreading

The Independent UK

New UK trial aimed at revolutionising prostate cancer screening begins

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The Independent UK

Landmark UK prostate cancer screening trial begins with first men tested

Trial will inform future population-wide prostate cancer screening programmes for men

The Independent UK

First men tested in landmark UK prostate cancer screening trial

Later this week, the UK National Screening Committee (UKNSC), which advises the Government, publishes its final guidance on screening.

Evening Standard

We’re prostate cancer experts. Here are the benefits of quick and targeted MRI scans

Urologists, radiologists and pathologists from Europe and the US agreed an “expert consensus statement” on prostate cancer treatment and diagnosis

The Independent UK

New study reveals most common cancer in the UK

The latest figures show that breast cancer is no longer the most common cancer in the UK

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The Conversation

Prostate cancer screening rejected by UK government advisers – here’s why

A roster of high profile advocates, including sportsmen, actors, two previous prime ministers and over 100 MPs, have recently joined patient groups and charities in calling for a UK national prostate cancer screening programme.

The Independent UK

Prostate cancer screening not recommended on NHS

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The Independent UK

Prostate cancer screening should not be offered to most men in the UK, say government advisers

Health secretary Wes Streeting said he would consider the findings

Evening Standard

Prostate cancer screening: Committee says no to testing all men

The UK National Screening Committee said there were more harms than benefits to using the PSA test for screening all men.

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The Independent UK

Samantha Womack: ‘Following my instincts saved my life’

The actress had a breast scan as ‘something wasn’t right’ and it found cancer. Now she’s urging other women to ask more questions.

Evening Standard

FAI determination calls for review of staffing of maternity units at weekend

Freya Murphy was born on July 21 2018 at 9.31am in Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow, and died there on July 28, aged seven days.

The Independent UK

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

The health service said plans are ‘under way’ to ensure it can implement DIY testing if it is recommended by the UK National Screening Committee.

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