By EJ Ward

Keir Starmer and his government have expressed a commitment to earlier cancer diagnosis and treatment as part of a 10-year NHS reform plan, including prostate cancer, but the reality behind the headlines is that this simply isn’t working.

At present 12,000 men in the UK die every year from prostate cancer. What is truly shocking about this is that it’s needless because they’re not being tested.

Prostate cancer, when caught early enough, for example when localised to the prostate and Stages 1 and 2, has excellent outcomes.

In fact nearly 100% five-year survival rates, which means that most men live as long as someone without cancer.This highlights the importance of early detection in order for successful treatment and to save lives.

A PSA test is a blood test that measures the amount of........

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