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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Tobi Thomas and Denis Campbell

What is prostate cancer and how is it diagnosed in the UK?

An illustration of prostate cancer cells
An illustration of prostate cancer cells. The disease is the second most common cancer in the UK, after breast cancer. Photograph: Science Photo Library/Alamy

David Cameron has become the latest high-profile figure to back growing calls for the NHS to start screening men, or at least those at highest risk, for prostate cancer after being treated for it himself.

He joined Olympic cycling champion Chris Hoy and prostate cancer charities in saying that recent advances in diagnosing the disease mean that testing can be introduced that is much safer than traditional methods, which can produce both false-positive and false-negative results.

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