Calls for GPs to offer PSA test to Black men from age of 45 years

GPs should discuss PSA testing with Black men from the age of 45 years after figures show disproportionately high rates of late-stage prostate cancer diagnosis, a charity has said. Data from the National Prostate Cancer Audit shows that Black men have higher rates of stage 3 and 4 prostate cancer diagnoses than any other ethnic group. The analysis also found that Black men diagnosed at a later stage in their 60s are 14% less likely to get NICE approved treatment on NHS when compared to white men. In every 100,000 white men in England, 295 get diagnosed at a later stage, while for every 100,000 Black men in England, 440 get a later stage diagnosis, the report found. When considered alongside the fact that Black men are twice as likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer, more needs to be done to identify the disease at an early stage Prostate Cancer UK said. The charity called on the Government to change outdated NHS guidelines so that GPs can talk openly with black men about prostate cancer from the age of 45 years. Routine PSA screening is not currently offered on the NHS at the advice of the National Screening Committee...