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David Cameron Calling upon the government, he has revealed that he has been diagnosed with cancer. Start targeted screening.
The 59-year-old former prime minister said he found out prostate cancerAfter being encouraged by his wife, Samantha, to get tested.
Lord Cameron said many times that he wanted to add his name to the long list of people Call for a targeted screening program,
He said, “I would be remiss if I didn’t come forward and say that I had this experience. I had a scan. It helped me find out something was wrong. It gave me a chance to deal with it.”
After his diagnosis, he said he wanted to support a call of charity prostate cancer research Men deemed at high risk will be offered screening.
Lord Cameron said he was diagnosed with cancer after undergoing a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test to check for key proteins linked to cancer. A biopsy confirmed the diagnosis.
“You always dread hearing those words,” he said. Many times.
“I had to make a decision that many people with prostate cancer have to make,” he said.
“Do you watch and wait? Or do you see what the treatment options are? Do I want to take the risk of not acting, or do I want to take the risk of acting?”
Lord Cameron said he chose focal therapy, where needles deliver electrical waves to destroy cancer cells. After successful treatment, he underwent another MRI scan in June.
He acknowledged his “platform”, saying: “This is something we really have to think about, talk about and, if necessary, act on.”
PSA testing of all men over the age of 50 would help catch the disease early, reducing deaths by 13 per cent over two decades, a trial this year found. showed,
Currently, 12,000 men die from prostate cancer in the UK each year.
Routine home blood tests for prostate cancer are expected to be introduced for the first time under new plans to tackle the health challenge. men And boys.
prostate cancerWith 55,300 new cases each year, it is one of the most common killers. men In modern Britain.
Patients will get relief under new government schemes Video calls with advisors offeredHealth care workers would receive training on problems affecting men, and research would be better funded.
This also includes home development prostate gland-Specific antigen (PSA) test for those monitoring the disease. If approved, tests will be available to order nhs app From 2027.