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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase awareness of cancer in men; and what specific age-groups of men are being targeted by his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase awareness of cancer in men; and what specific age-groups of men are being targeted by his Department.
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 June 2003
For answer on
13 June 2003
Answered on
13 June 2003
Sir Nicholas Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to increase awareness of cancer in men; and
what specific age-groups of men are being targeted by his Department. [118564]
Ms Blears: We have increased the visibility of health messages highlighting to smokers the risks of smoking, including lung cancer.
New Regulations require tobacco products to carry larger, starker health warnings on both front and back of the packet. The dangers
of second hand smoke are also highlighted in some of the new warnings.
NHS smoking cessation services are well established across England. The services are available to help smokers who want to stop,
with a particular emphasis on helping smokers from manual socio-economic groups. The services provide counselling and support to
smokers in a variety of settings in primary or secondary care, and in the community, to complement the provision of smoking
cessation aids such as nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and Zyban.
Regarding prostate cancer, we want men to know what their prostate gland is, what it does and what can go wrong with it, but we need
to raise awareness in a responsible way. The Department has funded three projects in this area: Section 64 grant to the Prostate
Cancer Charity to increase further information about prostate cancer Section 64 grant to the Prostate Cancer Charity to improve
awareness of the risks and symptoms of prostate cancer in African and Afro-Caribbean men in Britain The Database of Individual
Patient Experiences in prostate cancer
As part of the prostate cancer risk management programme (PCRMP), evidence-based primary care resource packs were sent to all
general practitioners in England in September 2002, to aid them in counselling men who are worried about prostate cancer, ensuring
the men make an informed choice about whether or not to have a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test. Future public awareness
programmes are a key term of reference for the newly established prostate cancer advisory group, chaired by the national cancer
director. The content and target audience for these programmes will be an important consideration.
The national health service bowel cancer programme was launched in February, and has three key strands: developing a national
screening programme, improving services for people with symptoms, and improving treatment. Underpinning the programme will be an
expansion of the workforce and an information strategy for both the public and professionals. The national cancer director is now
taking this work forward.
Testicular cancer is almost always curable if found early. The disease responds well to treatment, even if it has spread to other
parts of the body. More than nine out of 10 patients are cured. Men should be aware of any unusual changes in their testicles and
consult doctors early in order to ensure the maximum chance of a cure. That is why we have collaborated with Cancer Research UK in
the production of a testicular self-awareness leaflet "Testicular Cancer: Spot The Symptoms Early", which is widely available.
These different ways of raising awareness of cancer in men are aimed at the age ranges affected by these cancers. Therefore the
testicular cancer leaflet is aimed at younger men, prostate and bowel cancer information is generally aimed at older men, while the
smoking policies to combat lung cancer, among other diseases, is aimed at all smokers.
Subjects
Age; Cancer; Finance; Health education; Men; Voluntary organisations; Smoking
Date
13 June 2003
Reference
118564; 406 c1122-3W;406 c1124-5W
House
House of Commons
What has been the total expenditure by Her Majesty's Government upon the health education programme relating to AIDS in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and what is the total expenditure estimated to be in the current financial year. - Includes table.
What has been the total expenditure by Her Majesty's Government upon the health education programme relating to AIDS in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and what is the total expenditure estimated to be in the current financial year. - Includes table.
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
14 November 1990
Answered on
14 November 1990
Subjects
Finance; Expenditure; Health authorities; HIV/AIDS; Health education; Publicity; Department of Health; Health Education Authority; Voluntary organisations; Telephone services
Date
14 November 1990
Reference
180 c176W
House
House of Commons