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Rugby Star Urges Cancer Screening Overhaul
9 Dec
Summary
- Prostate cancer is the UK's most common male cancer.
- UK committee rejected national screening for prostate cancer.
- Early detection significantly improves survival rates for prostate cancer.
Rugby star Kenny Logan is campaigning for the UK National Screening Committee to reverse its decision against a nationwide prostate cancer screening program. He emphasizes that prostate cancer is the most common cancer affecting men in the UK, with 60,000 diagnoses and 12,000 deaths each year.
Logan, who was diagnosed early in 2022 and is now cancer-free, finds the committee's stance surprising given the potential to save lives through early detection. The committee cited concerns about the reliability of screening tests and the risk of over-diagnosis, but recommended testing for men with specific gene mutations.
He encourages men to use tools like the Prostate Cancer UK risk checker and discuss results with their GP, likening regular checks to essential MOTs for vehicles. Logan stresses that proactive searching for the cancer before symptoms appear is crucial for a positive outcome.
