Submitted on Friday 10th December 2021
Rejected on Thursday 16th December 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Make Prostate Specific Antigen screening available for men over the age of 60
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers among men. Unlike mammograms and smear tests for women, no regular checks are available for this cancer. A regular PSA test could help in diagnosing prostate cancer before it becomes advanced.
Too many men do not get diagnosed with prostate cancer until they have symptoms and by then the cancer can be in an advanced stage. This often means more radical treatment or that no treatment can cure the cancer
Regular PSA tests would show any abnormalities in the prostate at an early stage which will lead to early intervention and a potentially better outcome.
Unlike bowel cancer screening, there is at present no regular Prostate cancer screening. PSA checks are a cheap and simple way of screening for potential prostate cancer.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Decisions on the use of specific testing methods is a matter for the health service and regulators.
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