Here's What A GP Thinks About Lowering Prostate Cancer Screening Age

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68ee57f515000045f426a28b.jpg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="" data-caption="" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="National Cancer Institute via Unsplash" /></div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>Recently, big names like former prime minister Rishi Sunak, cyclist Sir Chris Hoy, and director Sir Steve McQueen<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwykxqerk12o" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> called for</a> targeted prostate cancer screening aimed at men deemed to be at high risk of developing the disease.</p><p>At the moment, the NHS <a href="https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/psa-test/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">does not offer</a> routine tests which could help to check for things like prostate cancer or an enlarged prostate.</p><p>However, anyone over 50 years of age with a prostate <a href="https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/psa-test/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">can ask their GP</a> for a PSA test, whether they have signs of prostate issues or not.</p><p><a href="https://prostatecanceruk.org/about-us/news-and-views/2025/01/black-men-more-likely-to-be-diagnosed-at-later-stage#:~:text=This%20fresh%20data%20proves%20the,more%20often%20than%20white%20men." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Prostate Cancer Research</a>, a charity of which Sunak is a patron, said that doctors should <a href="https://prostatecanceruk.org/about-us/news-and-views/2025/09/three-steps-the-government-must-take" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">start proactive conversations about prostate cancer risk</a> and discuss the optio