联合王国卫生官员拒绝普遍前列腺癌筛查,这引发了对错过早期发现机会的批评,特别是对于黑人男子。
UK health officials reject universal prostate cancer screening, sparking criticism over missed early detection chances, especially for Black men.
包括Tony Robinson爵士和Dermot Murnaghan等公众人物批评英国国家筛查委员会决定不建议普遍前列腺癌筛查,
Public figures including Sir Tony Robinson and Dermot Murnaghan have criticized the UK National Screening Committee’s decision not to recommend universal prostate cancer screening, citing the disease’s high mortality rate and disproportionate impact on Black men.
虽然该委员会支持对有遗传风险的人进行两年一次的筛选,但由于过度诊断的担忧,它反对全人口范围的测试。
While the committee supports biennial screening for those with genetic risks, it opposes population-wide testing due to overdiagnosis concerns.
倡导者强调早期发现可以拯救生命,强调正在进行的变换试验测试综合PSA和快速MRI筛查,并敦促更新国家保健服务准则,以便能够主动开展GP外联工作,特别是针对高风险群体。
Advocates emphasize early detection could save lives, highlight the ongoing Transform trial testing combined PSA and rapid MRI screening, and urge updated NHS guidelines to enable proactive GP outreach, especially for high-risk groups.