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

The Guardian Health Thursday 28 May 2026, 12:54 UTC By Nicola Davis and agencies 1 min read

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Government will consider committee’s guidance that says mass screening ‘likely to cause more harm than good’Most men in the UK will not be offered prostate cancer screening if the government accepts the final recommendation of an expert committee.Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, with more than 64,000 men diagnosed every year. There is, however, no national screening programme for the disease. Continue reading...

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

Most men in the UK will not be offered prostate cancer screening if the government accepts the final recommendation of an expert committee.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, with more than 64,000 men diagnosed every year. There is, however, no national screening programme for the disease.

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