Facts

• 35,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year in England & Wales
• 10,000 men die each year of prostate cancer in England and Wales
• The recent “European Randomised Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer” concluded that around 20% of lives can be saved each year by national (population) screening

A national screening programme for prostate cancer will:

• Save lives
• Increase life expectancy
• Initially stretch the resources of the NHS
• Cost the Government a significant amount of money to implement
• Increase the number of complications caused by the current screening and treatment techniques available