The Department of Health will host a meeting with leading experts to discuss the potential launch of the first NHS screening programme for prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the most prevalent cancer in the UK, with 55,300 cases and 12,200 deaths reported annually. The NSC will then provide a recommendation on whether to initiate the first NHS screening programme for prostate cancer. Chiara de Biase, the director of health services, equity and improvement at Prostate Cancer UK, spoke to The Times about the difficult decision surrounding prostate cancer screening. According to the NHS website: "Prostate cancer usually starts to grow on the outer part of the prostate.

Source: The Times November 22, 2025 14:34 UTC