Black men 'in danger of dying' from prostate cancer due to health inequities
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Black men are "put in disproportionate danger of dying" from prostate cancer due to health inequities and outdated NHS guidelines, a leading charity has said. Prostate Cancer UK says that black men have higher rates of later diagnosis of the disease than any other group.
According to the National Prostate Cancer Audit State of the Nation Report 2025, 295 in every 100,000 white men between the ages of 65 to 84 get diagnosed with stage 3 or stage 4 prostate cancer each year. This figure is 440 in every 100,000 for black men in the same age range in the UK.
Black men in their 60s who get a later diagnosis are also 14% less likely to receive life-saving treatments that have been approved by NICE on the NHS. More than 21,000 men are diagnosed with stage 3 and 4 prostate cancer every year. One in four black men will get the cancer - and have twice the risk of dying from the disease as other men.
New Year Honours: Hundreds of unsung heroes receive recognition in latest list. King jokes 'I'm still alive' - as his cancer treatment to continue into next year. King's cancer treatment will continue into next year, Sky News understands. Prostate cancer is curable if caught early but it usually has no symptoms in the early stages. It is the most common cancer in men.
Prostate Cancer UK is urging the government to update NHS guidelines so that GPs can proactively start having conversations about prostate cancer with black men from the age of 45, explaining their higher risk and talking them through the pros and cons of the PSA blood test that could indicate if further investigations are needed.
