Prostate cancer detection variations show ‘postcode lottery’ - charity

Data shows men in Scotland almost three times more likely to be diagnosed at a late stage

Prostate cancer patients across the UK face a “postcode lottery” of care, a charity has warned, with men in Scotland almost three times more likely to be diagnosed at a late stage compared with men in London.

Prostate Cancer UK said the proportion diagnosed when the disease may be too advanced to treat varied hugely depending on where patients lived. Health leaders called the findings “shocking”.