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What are the symptoms of prostate cancer and what should you check for?

What are the symptoms of prostate cancer and what should you check for?20 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMichelle RobertsDigital health editorGetty ImagesUK experts have recommended that only a small group of high-risk men should be eligible for regular testing for prostate cancer.It is the most common cancer in men in the UK, with around 55,000 new cases every year.What is prostate cancer?The prostate is a gland that is about the size of a walnut which sits just below the bladder... Government will consider the expert guidance, which concludes screening ‘likely to cause more harm than good’Most men in the UK will not be offered prostate cancer screening if the government accepts the final recommendation of an expert committee.The UK National Screening Committee (UKNSC) said attempting to detect the disease using the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test was “likely to cause more harm than good”.
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  • What are the symptoms of prostate cancer and what should you check for?20 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMichelle RobertsDigital health editorGetty ImagesUK experts have recommended that only a small group of high-risk men should be eligible for... S1
  • Government will consider the expert guidance, which concludes screening ‘likely to cause more harm than good’Most men in the UK will not be offered prostate cancer screening if the government accepts the final recommendation of an expert committee.The UK Natio... S2
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