The number of men urgently referred for suspected prostate cancer fell by more than a quarter during the pandemic, official figures show. The charity Prostate Cancer UK estimates at least 8,600 fewer men started treatment for prostate cancer in that time, down around a third on 2019. The number of men urgently referred for suspected prostate cancer fell by more than a quarter during the pandemic, official figures showThe charity Prostate Cancer UK said the drop in referrals is largely attributed to fewer men seeing their GP during this time. 'Detecting cancer earlier helps save lives, but sadly prostate cancer doesn’t have a screening programme, and most men with early prostate cancer don’t have any symptoms. The NHS cancer figures show that 83.4 per cent of people with suspected cancer were seen by a specialist within two weeks of being referred by their GP.

Source: Daily Mail March 12, 2021 09:25 UTC