'The Right To Know; The Right To Choose'

The Prostate Cancer Charity believes men have ‘The Right to Know’ that the PSA blood test exists, that they can ask their GP for the test and that they can expect to receive unbiased advice to help them decide whether or not to have the test. They then have the opportunity to interpret that in relation to their lives and attitudes, and make an informed choice to pursue the PSA test, or not, as they see fit.
The Prostate Cancer Charity believes that once a man is aware of what the test can and cannot do, he should have ‘The Right to Choose’ to have a PSA test if he wishes. He should be supported in whatever decision he makes, and know that he can revisit that decision over time.
The Prostate Cancer Charity will press Government and research institutions to increase funding and to accelerate research designed to find a more precise test to distinguish between aggressive and slow growing prostate cancer - to be used as the basis for an effective national screening programme.
The Prostate Cancer Charity will support screening men for prostate cancer when an effective screening technology is developed, or robust research evidence shows that men’s lives are saved by the current test. We believe that the evidence should continue to be reviewed and the case for screening constantly re-evaluated.