Healthcare watchdog to re-examine ‘outdated’ guidance to prevent needless cancer treatment
Healthcare watchdog to re-examine ‘outdated’ guidance to prevent needless cancer treatment
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Thousands of men forced to have unnecessary treatment as a result, experts say
Experts suggest ‘outdated guidelines’ around prostate cancer have created a ‘wild west’ of what is implemented in the NHS
Closely monitoring the disease with regular blood tests and scans can be the best option for those whose cancer is slow-growing…
Review says advice to Wes Streeting to reject targeted tests was based on ‘yesterday’s medicine’
Health Secretary backs Telegraph campaign for introduction of targeted screening
Fewer men are undergoing unnecessary biopsies, which can have harmful side-effects, report finds
