Health Secretary accepts committee’s recommendation on prostate cancer screening

Mr Murray said the Government was ‘following the science’ (PA) - (PA Wire)

The Health Secretary has accepted a recommendation from the UK National Screening Committee (UKNSC) that will result in only a few thousand high-risk men with a gene mutation being screened for prostate cancer.

The move will come as a blow to campaigners, but James Murray said the Government is “following the science”.