The latest guidance from Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) states that men over 50 are no longer considered to be at high risk, because age is just one factor in assessing risk
Men to be stripped of prostate cancer tests as expert slams 'shocking betrayal'
The latest guidance from Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) states that men over 50 are no longer considered to be at high risk, because age is just one factor in assessing risk
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Paige Ingram
02:12, 15 Aug 2026Updated 02:13, 15 Aug 2026
New guidance means men over 50 can no longer access blood tests which help to find the disease and GPs will have the power to…
The news last week that men aged over 50 will no longer have the right to a free prostate cancer test if they have no symptoms…
Under the recommendations most men will be excluded from the cancer screening programme but two high risk groups will be offered…
Yesterday's recommendation from the UK National Screening Committee will leave many men wondering whether the evidence will ever…
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