Submitted on Saturday 3rd November 2018
Rejected on Monday 12th November 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Implementation of Free Screening tests for Prostate Cancer
30 years ago free screening for breast cancer was introduced. Since then, men have waited for an equivalent test for prostate cancer. The National Screening Committee constantly refuses to recommend screening, yet 47,000 men are diagnosed each year and almost 12,000 men die of this disease annually.
Pragmatically, the Prostate Cancer Support Organisation has carried out its own screening sessions across Dorset, Hampshire and Sussex and having tested over 10,000 asymptomatic men, its results have identified a great number of men who would otherwise have been unaware they were living with a potentially fatal condition. As a result of following up asymptomatic men who have been referred to their GP and diagnosed with this disease, PCaSO has written evidence of the success of its initiative.
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/227615
3.144.238.20 Fri, 03 May 2024 10:29:42 +0100
