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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 · Jun 3

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 · Jun 2

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 · Jun 2

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 · May 28

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 · Mar 25

New UK trial aimed at revolutionising prostate cancer screening begins

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The Independent UK · Mar 23

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 · Mar 23

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 · Mar 23

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 · Mar 12

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

The Independent UK · Jan 20