Screening for Prostate Cancer is an ever present topic, so it was great to have Simon Bott presenting at British Association of Urology Surgeons (BAUS) Conference last week in Manchester.
Funded by a grant from NHS England, and working with The Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance, the Targeted Prostate Health Check programme was set up to identify men from lower socio economic groups, and especially "at risk" groups, with prostate cancer and to offer PSA testing without burdening primary care. Of the 66,000 men identified, 21,905 took part.
Prostate Cancer was detected in 1.4% of men who had a PSA test. This worthwhile study has shown that we can undertake a targeted screening programme to identify clinically significant cancer, particularly in "at risk" men, without burdening GP services.
