Prostate Cancer Screening Test

Check4Cancer’s cancer screening services are clinically governed by age restrictions, and you cannot sign up for a service if you are not within the age range for a particular cancer screening test. This is because clinical research does not support the benefits of screening people outside our specified age ranges.

Regardless of age, if you have symptoms then you should always seek medical advice from your GP.

For common signs and symptoms of prostate cancer, please visit the Check4Cancer ‘Advice and Awareness’ page at this link. 

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men across the UK with more than 47,700 men diagnosed with prostate cancer every year. This means that 1 in 8 men will get prostate cancer in their lifetime. Men with prostate cancer often have no symptoms unless the disease is detected at a late stage. There is currently no national NHS screening programme for prostate cancer, so screening is vital in protecting your health and early detection of prostate cancer could save your life!

Nearly half of all men are expected to develop prostate cancer at some point in their life. The chances of survival are extremely high in those that are diagnosed when there are no symptoms and when the disease is confined to the prostate gland.

Prostate cancer mainly affects men over the age of 50 years and your risk increases with age. Black males are more likely to get prostate cancer and maybe diagnosed at a younger age.

• You can order your PSACheck at-home sample collection test kit here. The test kit will be delivered to your home in discreet packaging.
• The cost of the PSACheck is £85.00.
• PSACheck is for men aged 40+.

• A sterile collection kit posted to your home containing easy to follow step-by-step instructions. You can view the kit instructions here. 
• A simple at-home finger-prick blood sample collection kit.

When you receive your PSACheck test kit, it is very important to follow the guidelines below otherwise your test results may not be accurate:

1. No ejaculation or strenuous exercise up to 48 hours before taking your sample.
2. Please do not ride a bicycle on the day that you take your sample.
3. Please do not eat oily or rich food on the day that you take your sample.
4. Please drink plenty of fluid in the hours up to the time that you take your sample.

If you are currently being treated for a urinary tract infection, then you must wait until the infection is cleared from your system.  We then advise you should only take your PSA test 6 weeks after the date of when the infection is cleared.

• Complete the at-home test by following the simple instructions provided in the test kit.
• Return your sample to our laboratory by Freepost and expect your results within one week of the laboratory receiving your sample. 
• Our team of specialists will analyse your PSA test results and provide a personalised screening programme. 

• If your test is abnormal, we will call you before sending your results letter. 
• Remember, a raised PSA level does not always mean that you have prostate cancer, however, raised levels do need to be investigated.
• Should you have an abnormal test result, you may be eligible for referral to a private consultant or to the NHS via your GP.

Whilst undergoing prostate cancer screening will not prevent prostate cancer, it can help to detect cancers at an early stage so you can get treatment early. 

No prostate cancer screening test can be guaranteed to be 100% accurate, and an abnormal result from PSACheck will mean that further investigations are likely to be recommended.