Middle-aged men will no longer be entitled to tests to help detect prostate cancer.
New guidance means men over 50 can no longer access blood tests which help to find the disease and GPs will have the power to decide who can take one.
Former Prime Minister Lord Cameron, who was treated for the disease after taking a test, said the move was a ‘backwards step’.
Until the most recent guidance, any man aged over 50 has had access to a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test through their GP and did not need to have symptoms.
But now doctors will make the final decision on
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