UK in ‘relegation zone’ for prostate cancer survival without screening programme, expert warns

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A prominent surgeon has issued a stark warning that Britain languishes near the bottom of European league tables for prostate cancer mortality and will remain there without implementing a nationwide screening initiative.Professor Chris Booth, Medical Director of the men's health charity Chaps, presented fresh evidence at the 2nd National Conference on Prostate Cancer Screening in London, demonstrating that earlier detection dramatically improves patient outcomes."Right now, the UK is in the relegation zone of the European mortality league, to put it in footballing terms," Prof Booth said."We're down at 23 out of 31, but until we get a screening programme, we haven't got a cat in hell's chance of promotion." TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say His research shows a programme modelled on existing breast and bowel cancer screening would rescue lives by identifying the disease whilst it remains highly treatable.The charity's screening initiative, conducted from 2022 to 2025, examined 12,857...

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