Four brothers, who were diagnosed with prostate cancer six months apart from each other, called on other men to get tested for the disease regularly.

Steve Hastings, 70, said his three younger brothers – Jim, Andy and Tim – followed him when he requested a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test last year.

He said he and his siblings, all from Lancashire, should now have great results because “we were caught early” and received treatment.

Mr Hastings’ appeal coincides with an appeal by the charity Prostate Cancer Research (PCR). Urgent overhaul of prostate cancer screening.

Although PSA tests are not automatically offered on the NHS, men aged 50 and over can ask their doctor for a PSA test even if they do not show any symptoms, like the Hastings brothers.

Earlier this month the NHS said: would review Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy’s response after his “strong” call for young men to be tested for prostate cancer.

Tim Hastings, the youngest of the siblings, was the first to be diagnosed in November 2023.

The 64-year-old man, who finished radiotherapy six months ago, stated that everything was “going well” and added that he would continue hormone therapy for another year.

Andy Hastings, a year older, received his diagnosis in February and opted to have his prostate removed. If the results of your last blood test were good, it will only need to be checked every 12 months.

Jim Hastings, 67, learned he had prostate cancer in May and completed radiotherapy last week.

Steve Hastings is expected to begin similar treatment next week and finish it by Christmas Eve.

Steve Hastings said the whole experience “brought us closer.”

He added: “We are all lucky, as we caught it early I think the results will be great.

“Get off your asses and get tested because you are not doing yourself or your family any favors.

“Do it, don’t be a cancer dancer.”

PCR spokesman Oliver Kemp said: “Prostate cancer takes too many lives and our current system of ‘informed choice’ is failing those most at risk, especially men with a family history of the disease.

“Our new report shows that a targeted screening program for this high-risk group could lead to 650 early diagnoses per year for people aged 45-69, saving lives and reducing the burden of late-stage treatments on our healthcare system.”