Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Require men over the age of 50 to be invited for a PSA test
Closed
445 signatures
What the petition asks
Women of a certain age are automatically called to have cervical smear tests and mammograms to check for cancer. Men do not get a call to have a PSA test carried out to test for prostate cancer. I asked for one because I knew of the issue. It has since been determined that I have cancer.
Taken from the prostatecanceruk.org website:
Below are some of the very basic facts and figures about prostate cancer. (Last updated: September 2018)
Across the UK
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men.
More than 47,500 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year – that's 129 men every day.
Every 45 minutes one man dies from prostate cancer – that's more than 11,500 men every year.
1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.
Around 400,000 men are living with and after prostate cancer.
Below are some of the very basic facts and figures about prostate cancer. (Last updated: September 2018)
Across the UK
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men.
More than 47,500 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year – that's 129 men every day.
Every 45 minutes one man dies from prostate cancer – that's more than 11,500 men every year.
1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.
Around 400,000 men are living with and after prostate cancer.
Timeline
| 3 May 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 17 Nov 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
445
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
3 May 2022
Closed
17 Nov 2022
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