Prostate cancer screening: Govt should urgently guarantee targeted screening

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Commenting on reports that experts are expected to say, Prostate cancer screening should not be offered to most UK men, Liberal Democrat Primary Care and Cancer spokesperson Helen Maguire MP said:

“Screening for those with relevant genetic variants is a landmark moment that will stop needless tragedies and deaths. We applaud the work of cancer survivors and bereaved families in helping us reach this point.

"But this must only be the first step in a new fight against prostate cancer. The Government should urgently guarantee this targeted screening across the country, and just as importantly, it must commit to further investment in research to unlock broader screening so that many more men can be protected.

"Screening should go hand in hand with faster treatment and a guarantee, written into law and backed by investment, that every patient, including those with prostate cancer, are treated within 62 days.”

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