3 h. ago Prostate cancer tests are being used on men with no symptoms of disease in 'large variation' between GP surgeries, study indicates

Routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing is not currently offered on the NHS, but patients may be offered a PSA test if a GP suspects they have prostate cancer.

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3 h. ago NHS prostate cancer postcode lottery revealed as Sir Chris Hoy slams 'outdated' system

Olympic legend Sir Chris Hoy has sparked a national cancer debate as to whether men with no symptoms should be routinely offered the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test

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5 h. ago RISHI SUNAK: Too many men are still 'dying of embarrassment' over prostate cancer. That's why I'm calling for health chiefs to launch a national screening programme

Every year, around 12,000 men die from prostate cancer. That is even higher than the number of deaths from breast cancer. But we could prevent many of these deaths by catching the disease earlier.

Science

13 h. ago Rishi Sunak 'bodied' by football commentator with absolutely savage put

Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was 'bodied' by Match of the Day commentator Jonathan Pearce with a cheeky comment about Southampton's fortunes

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43 h. ago Gangster turned 'wellness influencer' caught pedalling fake cures for cancer online

Formerly Glasgow-based thug Scott Davis has traded his "life of crime" in Scotland for a new career in Spain promoting dodgy so-called health cures on social media

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43 h. ago Can a brown Hindu be English? English people say yes. Why do so many on the right say no? | Kenan Malik

An argument about Rishi Sunak’s identity reveals how ideas of ethnicity and race have become conflated‘They think they’re English because they’re born here. That means if a dog’s born in a stable it’s a horse.” That was a staple of the comedian Bernard Manning’s routine back in the 1970s. Enoch Powell had, a decade earlier, expressed the same sentiment in more refined language: “The West Indian or Asian does not, by being born in England, become an Englishman. In law he becomes a United Kingdom citizen by birth; in fact he is a West Indian or an Asian still.”Few today would laugh along with Manning or take seriously the claim that only white people can be English. Britain has transformed over the past half-century and most English people now embrace Ian Wright and Idris Elba as being as English as David Beckham or Joanna Lumley. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago M&S teams up with Sir Chris Hoy to encourage men to take ‘a brief check’ for prostate cancer

Marks & Spencer is teaming up with Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy and Prostate Cancer UK to encourage men to take ‘a brief check’ for prostate cancer.

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4 d. ago Orgies, fights and ‘KGB agents’ in brothels: Most explosive claims from Tory chief whip’s new book

Simon Hart’s new book makes several eye-opening claims about the final days of Tory rule

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5 d. ago Brian May reveals he 'couldn’t get a fork from the table to my mouth' after 'scary' stroke

The legendary Queen guitarist has given an update after experiencing what he called a ‘health hiccup’

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5 d. ago Neil Gray 'has confidence in NHS Fife management' despite trans doctor row

The SNP Health Secretary refused to comment on nurse Sandie Peggie being called to a separate disciplinary hearing while her employment tribunal against the health board goes on.

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6 d. ago Jack Whitehall dubbed 'p****' by Mikel Arteta, muted on Sky Sports, Steven Gerrard incident

The 2025 Formula One season marks the 75th anniversary of the World Championship, with F1 chiefs putting on a huge launch event hosted by comedian Jack Whitehall

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7 d. ago Doctors reveal the VERY surprising triggers that may be behind prostate cancer as epidemic surges 25% in four years to become the most common in Britain

The latest figures on prostate cancer are shocking: it has officially overtaken breast cancer as the most commonly diagnosed cancer in England, according to NHS figures.

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7 d. ago New ‘best ever’ prostate cancer DNA test as NHS considers screening all men for disease

Blood and urine tests developed for prostate cancer which have 96% accuracy after BBC food critic Giles Coren announced his own shock diagnosis

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