{"id":690711,"date":"2025-12-15T10:12:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T10:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/?p=690711"},"modified":"2025-12-22T12:18:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T12:18:24","slug":"camerons-diagnosis-as-prostate-cancer-overtakes-breast-as-englands-most-diagnosed-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/camerons-diagnosis-as-prostate-cancer-overtakes-breast-as-englands-most-diagnosed-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Cameron’s diagnosis as Prostate cancer overtakes breast as England\u2019s most diagnosed cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cameron’s diagnosis as Prostate cancer overtakes breast as England\u2019s most diagnosed cancer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Medichecks has seen an 89% increase in PSA testing and high-profile diagnoses have also brought awareness to the issue. Momentum has been intensified by news that former UK Prime Minister David Cameron, who recently announced he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.<\/p>\n

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Cameron revealed his diagnosis followed a raised PSA result, further investigations and a confirming biopsy. He has since undergone treatment and spoken publicly about the importance of early testing and targeted screening, and also acknowledged that men are not very good at talking about their health stating: “Let’s be honest. Men are not very good at talking about their health. We tend to put things off.”<\/p>\n

Medichecks<\/a><\/span><\/span>, the UK\u2019s first direct-to-consumer blood testing service, has seen a significant rise in PSA testing as awareness grows. So far in 2025, PSA testing through Medichecks has increased by 89% compared with the same period last year, following a 28% rise in
\n2024 and a 47% rise in 2023.<\/p>\n

Dr Tina Ghela, Digital Clinician at Medichecks, is available to comment and says:<\/p>\n

\u201cThese statistics show that prostate cancer is now the most frequent cancer in men in England, and yet we still lack a national screening strategy. PSA testing might not tell the whole story, but it can give men a critical early alert. That chance for early intervention can be life-changing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe PSA test is a vital first step in spotting prostate cancer early. It looks for rising levels of prostate-specific antigen in the blood, which can indicate abnormal or cancerous cell growth. Large clinical trials show this test can reduce prostate cancer deaths by up
\nto 20%, giving men a critical window to act early.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile there is currently no national NHS screening programme for prostate cancer, men don\u2019t have to wait until they develop symptoms to take action. Medichecks helps fill that gap by offering accessible PSA blood tests for \u00a345 [1], giving men the opportunity to check their prostate health earlier and take control of their own risk.\u201d<\/p>\n

About Medichecks:<\/p>\n

Medichecks [2] is the UK\u2019s first direct-to-consumer blood testing service. The company\u2019s vision is to be part of everyone\u2019s journey to better health by putting actionable insights into everyone’s hands.
\nSince 2001, Medichecks has helped more than 500,000 people take charge of their health with easy home blood testing \u2014 delivering over 7.5 million test results, with advice from its friendly team of doctors.<\/p>\n

Medichecks\u2019 wide range of health checks includes finger-prick and advanced venous blood tests, covering everything from hormones to heart health. Tests can be taken at home or at partner clinics, with fast results delivered directly to customers\u2019 online dashboards.
\nMedichecks is dedicated to offering an exceptional customer experience, reflected by its many glowing reviews and a Feefo Platinum Trusted Service award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cameron’s diagnosis as Prostate cancer overtakes breast as England\u2019s most diagnosed cancer Medichecks has seen an 89% increase in PSA testing and high-profile diagnoses have also brought awareness to the issue. Momentum has been intensified by news that former UK Prime Minister David Cameron, who recently announced he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. If […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":690712,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-690711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-clubs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/690711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=690711"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/690711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":690749,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/690711\/revisions\/690749"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/690712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=690711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=690711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=690711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}