Self regarding evil fcukwits prevail…..
Prostate cancer screening to be rationed Cameron attacks plan to deny checks to the vast majority of men
Britain is to tightly ration prostate cancer screening, despite lagging behind much of Europe on survival rates.
Charities accused health officials of “condemning thousands to preventable deaths”, while Lord Cameron, the former prime minister, called the rationing “a real step backwards”.
The UK performs worse than many European countries on prostate cancer survival, ranking 17th of 28 countries in one league table.
Almost every country in Europe is now planning or piloting some form of prostate cancer screening.
But on Thursday, the UK National Screening Committee (NSC) – which advises ministers – ruled that the vast majority of men should be denied screening.
Only men with a cancer-causing form of the BRCA2 gene and a family history of breast, ovarian, pancreatic or prostate cancer should be eligible, the guidance states.
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