What is prostate cancer and should I be worried if I wee a lot at night? While risk of developing prostate cancer increases as you age, some groups are much more likely to get it than others The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025
What is prostate cancer and how is it diagnosed in the UK? As David Cameron receives treatment and backs calls for an NHS screening programme, we look at the disease and its treatment The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2025
Should the UK introduce targeted prostate cancer screening? The case for and against Former UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has called for a targeted prostate cancer screening programme for men most at high risk of the disease, reviving a national debate on how to save more lives and tackle health inequalities among men. The Conversation · Oct 17, 2025
These men are at high risk for prostate cancer – so why aren’t they being screened? With the backing of Rishi Sunak, Prostate Cancer UK published a report to the national screening committee back in 2022 in support of a targeted program for men at ‘high risk’. So, who are they – and will the government listen? Rebecca Thomas reports The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025
Sunak calls for targeted national screening programme for prostate cancer The former prime minister said thousands of lives could be saved as a result of targeted measures. Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2025
Rishi Sunak ‘honoured’ to become prostate cancer charity ambassador The former prime minister will support Prostate Cancer Research’s campaign to introduce a national screening programme for high-risk men. Evening Standard · Feb 25, 2025
Streeting: Women treated like ‘alien species’ due to health inequalities The Health Secretary also pointed to inequalities in prostate cancer diagnoses, with black men two and a half times more likely to die than white men. Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2024
National screening programme for prostate cancer urgently needed Letters: Too many men are being diagnosed late, says Oliver Kemp, especially those in high-risk groups The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2024
‘Holy grail’ at-home spit test for prostate cancer raises hopes of reducing heightened risk faced by Black men Exclusive: ‘Unfortunately, most of the genetic research that had been published focused only on people of white European ancestry,’ expert tells The Independent The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2024
Black prostate cancer survivor didn’t take risk seriously as GP said he was ‘more likely to be hit by bus’ than die Research shows 69 per cent of Black adults are unaware that Black men face a twofold increased risk of developing prostate cancer in their lifetime The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2024
Majority of black people think racism played role in failure to test for prostate cancer Survey findings are despite black men being twice as likely to develop the disease than overall population The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2024
Majority of black people think racism played role in failure to test for prostate cancer Survey findings are despite black men being twice as likely to develop the disease than overall population The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2024
Biotech business Nanovery ramps up expansion on back of £1.85m investment and NHS trial The nanorobotics experts based in the Biosphere have also completed a successful NHS trial Birmingham Post · Apr 6, 2023
New test to tackle ‘staggering’ prostate cancer rates in Black men being developed Black men are twice as likely to get prostate cancer compared to white men The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2022
Wales Online · Jul 5, 2022 Scientists hope new test could aid detection of prostate cancer in black men Prostate Cancer Research said that there is 'real potential' in the development of targeted genetic testing for the disease