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A charity in Devon is calling for more prostate cancer screening in the NHS to reduce the number of men who go undiagnosed. The Torbay Prostate Support Association (TPSA) offers free Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) tests to men over 50, despite the test not being 100% accurate. The group believes that some indication is better than none, and their efforts have led to the screening of 359 men in Torquay. Prostate Cancer UK supports the call for wider screening and is funding a £42m trial to find the best screening methods. Figures show that 6,331 men in the South West region are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year, with 1,280 deaths occurring annually. The NHS and Prostate Cancer UK recommend that men speak to their GP to arrange a test.