Cancer screening · The Vesey

Catch it early, while it's still simple to treat.

Most cancers are easiest to treat in the stage before they cause symptoms. A screening check finds problems while they're small, often turning a difficult diagnosis into a straightforward one. Our Male Cancer Check looks at the two cancers most likely to affect men across different life stages: testicular and prostate.

20–45
Peak age range for testicular cancer risk
45+
Recommended starting age for prostate checks
2WW
Urgent NHS referral pathway if findings warrant it

How it works — five steps, one complete picture

Every Male Cancer Check brings your history, a clinical opinion, examination, blood results, and imaging together, so nothing is assessed in isolation.

Step 1
Questionnaire

A structured symptom and history questionnaire, so your doctor has the full picture from the start.

Step 2
Time with a doctor

A face-to-face discussion of your history, symptoms and risk factors, and a chance to ask questions before any examination takes place.

Step 3
Examination

A clinical examination: testicular for all ages, and a prostate physical examination from age 45.

Step 4
Blood test results

A PSA blood test for prostate risk, with results explained in the context of your history and examination, not read in isolation.

Step 5
Scans

Ultrasound for the testicles if your examination indicates it (charged separately), and MRI of the prostate, included with Male Cancer Check Pro.

Two checks, two very different risk windows

All ages · risk peaks 20–45
Testicular Cancer Check

A clinical physical examination of both testes, looking for changes in size, shape, texture or tenderness — the cancer most likely to affect men in early adulthood, and one of the most treatable when caught early.

  • Normal exam — no palpable abnormality, routine reassurance given
  • Benign finding — cyst or fluid collection, monitored rather than referred
  • Suspicious finding — firm or irregular lump, referred on to ultrasound (charged separately)
From age 45
Prostate Cancer Check

Includes a physical (digital rectal) examination of the prostate and a PSA blood test. Prostate cancer is overwhelmingly adenocarcinoma (over 95% of cases); rarer forms tend to behave more aggressively.

  • Normal exam — smooth, symmetrical gland, PSA within age-adjusted range
  • Benign enlargement — smooth but enlarged, consistent with BPH rather than cancer
  • Suspicious finding — hard, irregular or asymmetric texture, or a raised PSA, prompting further investigation

What the PSA test can and can't tell you

PSA is a useful first signal, not a diagnosis. It's good at flagging men who might have prostate cancer, but a raised result has many causes besides cancer, which is exactly why it's paired with a physical exam, and why the Pro check adds MRI.

Sensitivity
~70–90%
At the conventional threshold, PSA correctly flags most men who do have prostate cancer — it rarely misses a case outright.
Specificity
~20–30%
Its weak point: a large share of raised results turn out not to be cancer — enlargement, inflammation and age can all raise PSA. A raised PSA leads to further tests, not an immediate diagnosis.

Choose your check

Both include the full testicular and prostate assessment above. Pro adds a prostate MRI, currently the most informative single test for exploring the prostate in detail.

Male Cancer Check
Physical exam + PSA blood test
  • Testicular examination, all ages
  • Ultrasound referral if indicated (extra charge)
  • Prostate physical examination, age 45+
  • PSA blood test with age-adjusted interpretation
  • Written results with clear next steps
  • Urgent Urologist referral if indicated
Male Cancer Check Pro
Everything above, plus prostate MRI
  • Everything in Male Cancer Check
  • Multiparametric MRI of the prostate
  • The most detailed single view of prostate tissue available, ahead of any decision on biopsy
  • Findings reviewed alongside your exam and PSA result, not in isolation
  • Priority Urologist review if MRI or other findings are suspicious

What happens with your results

Normal
No abnormality found

Results explained in your report, with a recommended interval before your next check.

Indeterminate
Monitoring or further testing

Findings that need a closer look — repeat PSA, ultrasound, or MRI — before a decision is made.

Urgent
Referral to a Urologist

Findings suspicious for cancer trigger a same-pathway referral to a Urologist for prompt assessment.

If you're insured or paying privately, this referral happens directly and quickly within the private pathway. If you're not going through private care, we can, with your consent, share the findings with your GP so they can refer you onto the NHS two-week wait (2WW) urgent suspected-cancer pathway.

How to access either check

Health insured

Book directly with your policy details. We'll confirm cover and any excess before your appointment.

Self-pay

Book and pay directly for either package, with results and any onward referral handled privately throughout.

Via your GP

If you'd rather not pay privately for onward care, we'll ask your consent to share results with your GP, who can refer you onto the NHS 2-week wait pathway.

Enquire about the Male Cancer Check

Pricing is being finalised for both Check and Check Pro — leave your details and we'll confirm current pricing, insurance cover and availability.

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