§ Mr. PriorTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on population screening of men for prostate cancer. [64339]
§ Ms JowellIn response to advice from the National Screening Committee (NSC), we advised the National Health Service in Executive Letter (97)12 that screening for prostate cancer should not be offered routinely, based on the existing evidence available. This remains the current policy. The NSC is actively keeping this question under review in the light of emerging evidence.