Used to screen men for prostate cancer, according to a new study. the scans proved far more accurate at diagnosing cancer than blood tests which are widely used to check for the disease. it s the most common male cancer in the uk and kills 12,000 men across the country every year. here s our medical editor fergus walsh. paul rothwell s prostate cancer was caught early and successfully treated. it was diagnosed here at londonen s university college hospital when he took part in a trial using mri scans. the 62 year old s cancer would have been missed if he d only had the stand psa blood test, which came back as normal. if the stand psa blood test, which came back as normal. came back as normal. if i d ust came back as normal. if i d just had came back as normal. if i d just had the came back as normal. if i d just had the blood - came back as normal. if i d just had the blood test, - came back as normal. if i d just had the blood test, i i just had the blood test, i would be carryi