More black men to benefit from prostate cancer screening trial

Posted: 3rd June 2026

Source: More black men to benefit from prostate cancer screening trial – BBC News

Tens of thousands more black men aged 45-74 are to be invited for prostate cancer checks as part of an ongoing trial in the UK to find better ways of testing for the disease.

The move, announced by the government, has been welcomed by charities and campaigners as “a truly historic moment”.

It comes as ministers have backed the UK National Screening Committee’s recent recommendation that most men should not be offered regular testing for the disease.

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