The six-time Olympic cycling gold medallist, who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer aged 48, urged men with a family history of prostate cancer to see their GP for a blood test even if they were under 50.
"If you've got family history of it like I have, if you're over the age of 45, go and ask your doctor," Hoy told the BBC.
Currently, NHS England guidelines say anyone can request a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test if they are over the age of 50.
Asked about Hoy's comments, Wes Streeting said: "I think he makes a powerful argument there. That's why I've asked the NHS to look at the case for lowering the screening age on prostate cancer, and [Hoy] even makes a particularly powerful case where there's family history."
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