While it was already the most common form of the disease in men, it has now overtaken breast cancer following a massive effort to find 'missing' cases from the pandemic.
While it was already the most common form of the disease in men, it has now overtaken breast cancer following a massive effort to find ‘missing’ cases from the pandemic.
Experts believe the lack of GP access particularly impacted prostate cancer, leading to a massive shortfall in testing and diagnosis. Sir Chris Hoy, a six-time Olympic gold medalist cyclist, was diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer in 2023A major trial is underway to ascertain if and how this should change but this could take up to a decade.
‘At the moment, there’s no screening programme for prostate cancer, and not every man has a fair shot at getting diagnosed earlier. Chiara De Biase, of Prostate Cancer UK, said: 'These new figures show that awareness is now growing across the UK' of the condition
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