"Former Premier League goalkeeper Shaka Hislop says it is "alarming" that tests for prostate cancer are not "regular and "standardised" in the United Kingdom. The 56-year-old was diagnosed with the disease in 2024 after he requested a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test during his annual medical examination in the United States. Routine PSA testing is not offered by the National Health Service in the United Kingdom, with the screening usually only provided if you are over 50 or if other symptoms are identified."
"I honestly can't believe that it is still a thing given all we know of prostate cancer and its prominence, particularly in the minority community. So, to have that not be a regular and standardised test as offered to people regardless of whether they have any family history or not, I find alarming. I have no history of prostate cancer in my family yet here I am having been diagnosed and been treated for it."
Shaka Hislop, a 56-year-old former Premier League goalkeeper, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2024 after requesting a PSA blood test during a US annual medical examination. The NHS does not routinely offer PSA screening in the UK, usually providing it only for men over 50 or when symptoms appear. Prostate Cancer UK estimates one in eight men will be diagnosed in their lifetime, rising to one in four among black men. Hislop believes the current UK testing protocol is flawed and alarming, noting his lack of family history and the emotional impact on his wife.
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