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Cancer screening · United Arab Emirates

Cancer screening in United Arab Emirates: what it costs and how it compares with waiting at home

Prices checked 27 October 2026 (Taipei time)

Short answer

We found 2 published prices for a cancer screening package in United Arab Emirates, from AED 1,800 to AED 2,500, or about £367 to £509 before flights and a hotel.

Published price
AED 1,800 to AED 2,500about £367 to £509 · about €438 to €608 · about C$686 to C$953 · about $490 to $681
Price is for
one package for one person; contents differ widely, so each row says which tests are in it
Where
Dubai
Providers
1 (King's College Hospital London, Dubai)
Soonest booking
Not published: ask in writing
NHS England wait
No NHS figure for this

Published cancer screening package prices in United Arab Emirates

Every row is a price the provider publishes itself, read on the date shown. We copy what the price includes and what it leaves out; where the provider does not say, the row says “not stated”. We do not use prices from brokers or medical-travel agencies.

Cancer screening prices in United Arab Emirates
ProviderPublished priceWhat the price is forSource
King's College Hospital London, DubaiDubaiAED 1,800about £367 · €438 · C$686 · $490Basic Cancer ScreeningBlood markers (CBC, CEA, CA 19-9, AFP, LDH, FIT stool test, CA125 for women, PSA for men) and a family medicine/internal medicine consultation. No imaging. No validity date stated.King's College Hospital Londonread 27 October 2026
King's College Hospital London, DubaiDubaiAED 2,500about £509 · €608 · C$953 · $681Advanced Cancer ScreeningBasic markers plus ultrasound abdomen, ultrasound pelvis, chest X-ray and consultation. No validity date stated.King's College Hospital Londonread 27 October 2026

Prices are copied as published, in the provider's currency. Conversions use the European Central Bank reference rates of 23 October 2026 and are rounded. A provider can change a price at any time: ask for a written quote.

Hospitals in United Arab Emirates that offer a cancer screening package to international patients

Each runs its own service for patients from abroad. The booking time on each card is the hospital's own words; where it publishes none, ask for a date in writing before you book flights.

Compared with waiting or paying at home

The official waiting figure and the self-pay price in each home country, next to the United Arab Emirates price converted to that currency. The United Arab Emirates figure does not include flights, a hotel or time off work.

Waiting times and self-pay prices at home for cancer screening package
Where you liveOfficial waitPay at homeHere, converted
UKNo official figure foundNot verified£367 to £509before flights and hotel
CanadaNo official figure foundNot verifiedC$686 to C$953before flights and hotel
IrelandNo official figure foundNot verified€438 to €608before flights and hotel
USNo national figureNot verified$490 to $681before flights and hotel

Waits are the latest official statistics; each country measures them differently, so read the label. Home prices are published self-pay prices; for the US they are 2021 hospital medians or a dental school's estimate.

Compare with your wait and price at home

Pick where you live to see the United Arab Emirates price and how soon hospitals say they can see you, next to your wait and your price at home.

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How it works for a visitor

  1. Ask for a written quoteSend the clinic your referral or reason for the cancer screening package and ask for an itemised price, the date, and what happens if the result needs follow-up.
  2. Before you goAsk your doctor which screening tests make sense for your age and family history.
  3. Before you goCheck the fasting and bowel-preparation instructions if an endoscopy is included.
  4. LanguageArabic; English is the everyday language of private hospitals.
  5. Entry rulesCheck the official advice for your passport before booking: UK citizens (FCDO entry requirements), Canadian citizens (travel.gc.ca), US citizens (State Department, choose the country), Irish citizens (DFA travel advice, choose the country).
  6. After you returnBring all the results to your doctor; an abnormal result is followed up at home.

Can your public system pay for it?

NHS and HSE schemes do not reach United Arab Emirates. The NHS S2 route covers state treatment in the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, and the HSE schemes cover the EU, EEA, the UK and Switzerland. Treatment in United Arab Emirates is paid by you or by a private insurer who agrees in advance. NHS S2 route, HSE Treatment Abroad Scheme.

When not to travel for a cancer screening package

  • A symptom or a lump you have noticed: see your doctor at home first.
  • Replacing your national screening invitations, which are free.

How to compare cancer screening package quotes

Cancer screening packages combine tests that look for cancer in people without symptoms: for example blood markers, a mammogram or breast ultrasound, a cervical smear, a PSA test, a low-dose chest CT, or a gastroscopy and colonoscopy. Only some of these tests have good evidence for screening healthy people; others often give false alarms.

  • Look at which tests are in the package, not how many. Tumour-marker blood tests on their own are poor at finding early cancer.
  • Check that a doctor reviews all the results with you and tells you what to do next.
  • Ask whether endoscopies include sedation and biopsies.

Providers on this page

We list providers because they publish a price, not because we recommend them. No clinic pays to be listed, and we have not visited any of them.

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Cancer screening in United Arab Emirates: questions

How much does a cancer screening package cost in United Arab Emirates?

The published prices we found range from AED 1,800 to AED 2,500, about £367 to £509 or $490 to $681. They come from King's College Hospital London, Dubai. Each covers something slightly different, so read what is included before comparing.

Is a cancer screening package in United Arab Emirates cheaper than paying privately in the UK?

We do not have both a UK price and a comparable United Arab Emirates price for this, so we cannot say. Compare the published prices on this page with a written quote from a UK provider.

Will the NHS or HSE pay for a cancer screening package in United Arab Emirates?

No. The NHS S2 route and the HSE schemes cover planned treatment in Europe only. United Arab Emirates is outside them, so you pay yourself or through a private insurer that agrees in advance.

How many days should I plan in United Arab Emirates?

One day for most packages; two if an endoscopy is included. That is our planning estimate, not medical advice: the clinic sets the schedule, and you should ask it for one in writing.

What should I check before booking a cancer screening package in United Arab Emirates?

Look at which tests are in the package, not how many. Tumour-marker blood tests on their own are poor at finding early cancer. Check that a doctor reviews all the results with you and tells you what to do next.

Sources

  1. Prices. King's College Hospital London, Dubai. Read 27 October 2026.
  2. Planned treatment: S2 funding route. NHS (nhs.uk). Read 26 October 2026.
  3. Treatment Abroad Scheme. Health Service Executive (HSE). Read 26 October 2026.
  4. Euro foreign exchange reference rates. European Central Bank, 23 October 2026. Read 26 October 2026.