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Most UK men should not be offered prostate cancer screening, experts say

Government will consider committee’s guidance that says mass screening ‘likely to cause more harm than good’

The Guardian - UK

Prostate cancer screening: Final guidance recommends against testing all men

Only men with a specific gene variant and a family history of certain cancers should be screened, experts have said.

Evening Standard

Majority of men in UK will not be offered routine prostate cancer screening

Black men have double the risk of prostate cancer

The Independent UK

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Taxi driver tells passenger ‘you saved my life’ after advice led to cancer find

Brian Kelly’s conversation with a Prostate Cancer UK volunteer would prove to be life-changing.

The Independent UK

How One Golfer Is Aiming To Set A New World Record Involving The Name 'Mark'

Mark Taylor is looking to raise £88,000 for Prostate Cancer UK by bringing 88 golfers called Mark together for a record breaking golf competition

Golf Monthly

Prostate cancer overdiagnosis risk sharply rises after age 70 – new research

Over the past decade, millions of men without symptoms of prostate cancer have voluntarily undergone a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test in the UK to find out if they might have prostate cancer.

The Conversation

Warning thousands of Black men will die of prostate cancer in next decade without targeted screening

One survivor said it felt ‘as if the government are playing russian roulette’ with the lives of Black men who are twice as likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer as white men

The Independent UK

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Landmark UK prostate cancer screening trial begins with first men tested

Trial will inform future population-wide prostate cancer screening programmes for men

The Independent UK

First men tested in landmark UK prostate cancer screening trial

Later this week, the UK National Screening Committee (UKNSC), which advises the Government, publishes its final guidance on screening.

Evening Standard

Tommy Cannon shares prostate cancer update with fans and urges men to get tested

The comedian also recalled a particularly distressing moment during an MRI scan when the machine ‘broke down’

The Independent UK

Tommy Cannon on prostate cancer diagnosis: I’m still here and doing OK

He is best known as being one half of comedy duo Cannon and Ball alongside the late Bobby Ball.

Evening Standard

‘I’ve been living under a shadow for 13 years’: life with prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the UK. But screening is not universal, and charities are divided over whether it should be extended. What do those living with the disease think?

The Guardian - UK

Prostate cancer is most commonly diagnosed cancer across UK, study finds

Cancer charity highlights apparent ‘postcode lottery’ of testing and diagnoses across different regions seen in study

The Guardian - UK

New study reveals most common cancer in the UK

The latest figures show that breast cancer is no longer the most common cancer in the UK

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Life-extending prostate cancer drug to be made available to thousands more patients

Men with high-risk prostate cancer that has not yet spread now qualify for the treatment

The Guardian - UK

NHS expands access to prostate cancer drug in England to save thousands of lives

Charity hails ‘momentous’ decision to give abiraterone to about 8,000 newly diagnosed men each year

The Independent UK

Doctor explains how to reduce your risk of prostate cancer through small lifestyle tweaks

Lifestyle is one of the few factors you can alter when it comes to avoiding cancer

The Independent UK

Diet rich in vegetables could slow growth of a certain type of cancer

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the UK, affecting 55,300 men each year

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Evening Standard

Runner who has not missed a day since 2007 continues streak for cancer charity

Paul Smith likes to make an impression in big events, running as Forest Gump, Freddie Mercury and Bobby Moore

The Independent UK

Am I more likely to get prostate cancer as I get older? As Sir Cliff Richard opens up about diagnosis

The singer spoke about his cancer journey on ITV’s Good Morning Britain.

The Independent UK

Adverts for DIY prostate tests banned over ‘misleading’ cancer diagnosis claims

ASA said misleading claims could make it harder to know when to speak to a doctor

Evening Standard

Ads for ‘misleading’ prostate supplements and home testing kits banned

The Advertising Standards Authority said misleading claims could give false reassurance or make it harder to know when to speak to a doctor.

The Independent UK

Gerywn Price reunited with stolen coat but has no intention of keeping it

The 2021 world champion started a campaign online to ensure the garment was returned to him after it was stolen from a pub in Newport.

The Independent UK

How to navigate a prostate cancer diagnosis – as screening decision announced

A major update on the possibility of a population-wide prostate cancer screening programme has been announced.

The Independent UK

Prostate cancer screening should not be offered to most men in the UK, say government advisers

Health secretary Wes Streeting said he would consider the findings

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