§ Sir Julian CritchleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if his Department will circulate to GPs' surgeries a leaflet advising on the dangers of prostate cancer and the availability of a prostate-specific antigen test. [13916]
§ Mr. HoramThe national health service centre for reviews and dissemination has today issued a patient722W leaflet, "Screening for prostate cancer: the evidence", to general practitioners and other health professionals which includes up-to-date information on the prostate specific antigen test. Copies will be placed in the Library.
The Department is also planning to produce material which will provide general information and advice for men in their middle years on a wide range of health topics, including prostate cancer. The material, which we are aiming to launch later this year, will be distributed through a number of outlets. We anticipate that this will include general practitioners' surgeries.