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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Storm Newton

Thousands more Black men to benefit from prostate cancer screening trial

The Health Secretary has confirmed that thousands more Black men will be invited to participate in a prostate cancer screening trial, as he reiterated his commitment to "following the science" by not endorsing population-wide testing.

James Murray accepted a recommendation from the UK National Screening Committee (UKNSC), which will see only a few thousand men with specific high-risk gene mutations screened for the disease.

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