Prostate Cancer: Ethnic Groups

Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered am ar 17 Ionawr 2025.

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Photo of Lord Watson of Wyre Forest Lord Watson of Wyre Forest Llafur

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the higher rates of advanced prostate cancer diagnoses among black men.

Photo of Baroness Merron Baroness Merron The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care

A £42 million United Kingdom-wide trial, the TRANSFORM trial led by Prostate Cancer UK with £16 million funding from the Government, is under way and aimed at helping find best ways of detecting prostate cancer in men, even if they are not displaying any symptoms and could save thousands of lives.

This study will also aim to address some of the inequalities that exist in prostate cancer diagnosis by targeting black men in trial recruitment. This is vital as previous trials have not included enough black men to adequately demonstrate the harms and benefits of screening for this group specifically, despite their significantly higher risk.

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