Crawley MP, Henry Smith, has pledged to support the swift implementation of a Prostate Cancer UK initiative to help men with prostate cancer receive the best possible care and support.

This comes as new analysis uncovered vast variations in the care that men with prostate cancer receive across the whole of England. The evidence further highlights that, despite recent improvements, the disease lags behind the treatment of other common cancers in key areas such as availability of Specialist Nurses, provision of information and support.1

Henry showed his support for the Quality Checklist at a campaigning event held at Westminster where he met with people affected by prostate cancer from across the country.

Commenting at the Prostate Cancer event, Henry said:

“Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, with 215,000 men living with prostate cancer in England, many of whom have to make difficult treatment choices or cope with tough side effects. It’s not good enough that that they also face a postcode lottery when it comes to the quality of support and information they receive to deal with this. It’s vital that every man with prostate cancer has access to the world class information, care and support he needs and deserves if we’re to help men have a better quality of life in the future

“I’m therefore delighted to endorse Prostate Cancer UK’s Quality Checklist, and call on local health services to ensure it’s adopted as soon as possible to help all men who are diagnosed with the disease.”

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