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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Thomas

These men are at high risk for prostate cancer – so why aren’t they being screened?

As reports surface that the UK’s national screening committee are set to reject proposals for any national prostate screening programme, experts warn that the decision, if followed through with, puts Black men and those with a family history at risk.

The government’s national screening committee, which makes recommendations on what national health screening programmes should be rolled out in the NHS, is set to publish a decision on a programme for prostate cancer.

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