Overview

• Sir Chris Hoy convened a roundtable at Bute House with First Minister John Swinney, Health Secretary Neil Gray and charity leaders to tackle gaps in prostate cancer detection.
• Diagnosed with terminal stage four prostate cancer at 47, Hoy has campaigned since October to reshape NHS screening for earlier intervention.
• Prostate Cancer UK recorded unprecedented spikes in online risk assessments and treatment begins among Scottish men after Hoy’s advocacy.
• Prostate Scotland’s chief executive called for explicit NHS prompts for GPs to offer PSA tests to men based solely on risk factors to close detection gaps.
• Campaigners warn that without proactive outreach, men in Scotland will continue to face the highest rates of late prostate cancer diagnoses in the UK.