NHS to review prostate cancer testing

Prostate cancer: As Sir Chris Hoy speaks on diagnosis, what are the symptoms and how does testing and treatment work?
Sir Chris Hoy has spoken out about his terminal cancer diagnosis, saying he had “no symptoms, no warnings, nothing. All I had was a pain in my shoulder and a little bit of pain in my ribs.” Since the Olympian first revealed his diagnosis just over two weeks ago,
NHS to review prostate cancer testing after Chris Hoy call for change
The NHS will review whether to change its advice on testing for prostate cancer in light of Sir Chris Hoy's "powerful" call for more younger men to be checked, the health secretary has said. Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris,
Sir Chris Hoy calls for prostate cancer screening age to be lowered
Sir Chris Hoy has claimed “potentially millions of lives” can be saved if the screening age for prostate cancer is lowered. The six-time Olympic cycling champion revealed last month in a Sunday Times interview that his cancer is terminal after he first made public in February that he was undergoing treatment,
Sir Chris Hoy urges men with a family history of prostate cancer to get checked
Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy is urging men with a family history of prostate cancer to see their GP for a blood test even if they are under 50. Sir Chris, who has terminal prostate cancer, said more men needed to come forward for the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test to check for the disease.
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