Sally Dynevor underwent a £1,495 private full body scan over the weekend for ‘peace of mind’ over potential health issues.
The Coronation Street star, 62, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009 after finding a lump when she was 46.
At the time, her character on the soap, Sally Metcalfe, was involved in a storyline where she also had the disease.
The actress took six months off to have treatment and when the cancer spread to her lymph nodes, she had surgery to remove them, a lumpectomy and then chemotherapy.
In a health update, shared to Instagram, Sally uploaded some photos before going in for the scan and detailed her reasoning.
She wrote: ‘After my journey with breast cancer I’ve learned how powerful early detection is. Health isn’t something to take for granted.’
Sally Dynevor underwent a £1,495 private full body scan for ‘peace of mind’ over the weekend.
The Coronation Street star, 62, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009 after finding a lump when she was 46
The actress added: ‘That’s why I chose the @ezrainc full body MRI and CT scan, a powerful radiation-free way to detect potential health issues early.
‘Prevention can be lifesaving, catching problems before symptoms appear. The Ezra scan is about knowledge and peace of mind.’
Health tech pioneer Ezra has launched its screening service in the UK, marking a major expansion beyond the US.
Sally is the latest in a string of celebrities who has undergone a full body check as she joins the likes of Holly Willoughby, Kim Kardashian and Cindy Crawford.
Cancer Research UK reports a 24 per cent increase in cancer diagnoses among people in their 40s and 50s since 1995.
Despite advances in treatment, nearly half of all cancer cases in the UK are still diagnosed at late stages, limiting treatment options and outcomes.
Ezra say their mission is to shift this dynamic by making AI-powered early screening more accessible to those who may benefit from proactive monitoring of the disease.
This includes those with a family history of cancer or who have other risk factors. With early detection, treatment can start earlier and prognosis improves dramatically.
Sally is the latest in a string of celebrities who has undergone a full body check as she joins the likes of Holly Willoughby (pictured), Kim Kardashian and Cindy Crawford
The MRI scan currently takes about an hour, but experts say this could soon be reduced to just 15 minutes with the help of AI
Scan results showing the brain, spine, pelvis and abdomen. Any abnormalities will be flagged to the patient, who can then take the scans to their GP for further investigation
‘Having witnessed the impact of late-stage cancer diagnosis in my own family, I understand the critical importance of early detection,’ said Emi Gal, CEO and founder of Ezra.
‘Our mission is to make comprehensive cancer screening fast, accurate and affordable.’
Ezra’s AI-powered scans currently last an hour and cover 13 organs, with the added option of an extra lung CT scan and heart disease screening.
The AI technology has already significantly reduced scan times to just one hour and provided a scoring system to help doctors prioritise findings.
A 13-organ full body scan currently costs £1,495, with an option to add the spine for £2,395 and a skeletal and neurological assessment for £5,495.
But as it continues to advance, the time could be reduced to just a quarter of an hour – and it could eventually cut the cost of a full-body checkup under £400.
‘What we’re really trying to do is we’re trying to help people find things before they have symptoms,’ Mr Gal told MailOnline.
‘Generally, if you have symptoms, it’s too late. So really what you want to do is you want to find cancer before it’s symptomatic when it’s at its earliest stages, because that’s when it’s most curable.’
All scans are analysed by an Ezra doctor, with the help of AI, and any issues discussed with patients which can then be brought up with their own GP.
‘So 6 per cent of our members have found possible cancer, and we have stories from members who found cancer, got treated and now they’re cancer-free,’ Mr Gal explained.
‘I think there’s a future in which we have a 15-minute, $500 (£379) scan available to everyone.’
Holly is the latest in a string of celebrities who has undergone a full body check as she joins the likes of Kim Kardashian (pictured) and Cindy Crawford
Most experts only recommend routine, full-body scans for certain high-risk groups, such as people who have a heightened genetic risk of cancer (Cindy Crawford pictured)
Prenuvo, is one of a growing number of health startups offering $2,500 MRIs they say can detect cancer and other chronic diseases years before symptoms even begin.
It featured in a sponsored post on Kim’s Instagram page, where she described it as ‘lifesaving’.
Dr Daniel Durand, a radiologist and Prenuvo’s chief medical officer, told AP: ‘We’re trying to give people the opportunity to be more proactive about their health.’
‘The Prenuvo full-body scan has the ability to detect cancer and diseases such as aneurysms in its earliest stages, before symptoms arise,’ she wrote on Instagram. ‘It has really saved one of my friends [sic] lives and I just wanted to share.’
However, experts have cautioned that the technology isn’t worth it for the average patient in good health with no symptoms.
