Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 29 September 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 October 2020 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 5 October 2020. A substantive answer was provided by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Tuesday, 10 November 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Prostate Cancer: Screening
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the UK National Screening Committee's review of the process of screening for prostate cancer.
- Answer
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The United Kingdom National Screening Committee’s (UK NSC) three-month public consultation on prostate cancer screening/prostate specific antigen testing in men over the age of 50 closed on the 21 September 2020. The responses are being carefully reviewed internally and with the external reviewer before this is submitted to the UK NSC to make a final recommendation.
Information about the outcome of the 2020 evidence review and the recommendation on prostate screening is estimated to be completed by December 2020. It will be updated and be made available at the following link:
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- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 96781
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- Screening Reviews Prostate cancer
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- 2020-11-10 13:02:45 +0000
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