RE: 2p target today- NHS contracts appear likely14 Oct 2025 08:10
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The report concludes that targeted prostate cancer screening in the UK is practical, and that the UK National Screening Committee (NSC) should recommend a national programme for screening prostate cancer in high-risk men aged 45-69.
Furthermore, the report makes the case that new screening technologies, such as the EpiSwitch PSE blood test from Oxford BioDynamics, should be considered in the NHS as they promise greater accuracy, fewer unnecessary procedures, and can form the foundation for a population-wide programme. EpiSwitch PSE is named in the report, highlighting its strong potential to reduce false positives and minimise the need for further diagnostic procedures in low-risk cases.
The publication includes modelling for a future screening programme, which shows that adopting a reflex test with a balanced high specificity and sensitivity could reduce anticipated demand on MRI by more than 86% and biopsy procedures by 84%, while also saving costs for the NHS.