A dad-of-two was diagnosed with cancer after a nurse stopped him in his GP surgery and offered him a simple blood test. Kevin Saunderson was at the doctors in April 2021 for a blood pressure check when a nurse informed him he qualified for a Well Man blood test due to his age.
The 47-year-old, from West Derby, agreed to the test, which can assess base levels of important biomarkers in the blood. He was then diagnosed with prostate cancer in August 2022, despite having no symptoms of the disease which affects the small gland underneath the bladder, the Liverpool Echo reports.
Kevin said: "Not everyone has symptoms. I was quite lucky, because I got a call from my GP for a blood pressure check, and while I was there the nurse at the time said, at my age, I qualified for a 'well man's blood test. Within a week I had a phone call to say my PSA levels were high. I had no idea what a PSA level was.
