Interesting (Telegraph,£). The start of the piece:

“Cancer screening chiefs have been accused of a “betrayal of trust” after refusing to consider breakthrough evidence on the benefits of prostate tests.

Five weeks ago, the UK National Screening Committee (UKNSC) recommended tight rationing of prostate cancer screening to just a few thousand men, to the dismay of campaigners and charities.

However, the committee, which advises ministers, insisted that its modelling would remain “open” so that significant new research could be “fed in as it arrives”.

The first major test of that promise came last week, when research from Sweden found that the Stockholm3 blood test could overcome one of the biggest obstacles to prostate cancer screening by detecting dangerous cancers twice as accurately as current methods.

Experts said the findings could represent “the breakthrough for prostate cancer screening that we have all been waiting for”, allowing thousands more lives to be saved while reducing unnecessary treatment.

However, The Telegraph understands the committee will not review this evidence until autumn 2027.”

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