Program cancer screening for female - Bangkok Wellness Medical Clinic

Program cancer screening for female - Bangkok Wellness Medical Clinic

Package details

Cancer screening for female 3 items by blood test. The items to be tested are as follows:

1. Ovarian cancer (CA 125)
2. Breast cancer (CA 153)
3. Liver cancer (AFP)

- Medical fee and service fee

- Free! Physical Consultation

Service duration

• Service duration is approximately 30-60 minutes, depending on the number of service recipients.
• Waiting time for results is approximately 5-7 business days.
• The results will be explained by a specialist doctor.

Conditions for receiving services

• You should make an appointment in advance before receiving the service.
• Foreigners can receive the service by using a passport to confirm your identity.

Preparation before receiving the service

• Do not eat for at least 8-12 hours.
• Wear a shirt that is convenient for drawing blood in the crook of your arm.
• The night before receiving the service, you should get enough sleep, at least 6-8 hours.

General information about tumor markers

• Tumor markers are biomolecules that are produced and secreted from cancer cells. In some cases, they are substances that the body produces in response to cancer cells. They can be found in the bloodstream or secretions. They are used for screening, evaluating the stage of the disease to monitor treatment, and evaluating the chance of the disease spreading.

Cancer marker tests

• Cancer markers can be tested in blood, urine, tissues, and other secretions in the abdomen to find the tendency or risk of cancer. In cases where cancer is being treated, they will be tested to monitor treatment.
• Increases in such substances may be found as abnormal values ​​in many types of cancer or caused by other conditions that are not cancer. Because cancer markers can be detected in low amounts in normal people, patients with inflammation,
• including higher than normal levels of cancer markers alone, it is not possible to tell that a patient has cancer. It is necessary to examine clinically and other laboratory results.

Benefits of cancer marker testing

• Diagnose cancer, which must be considered in conjunction with other medical tests.
• Screening for certain types of cancer, including blood tests for Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in people with chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis to screen for liver cancer, and blood tests for Prostate specific antigen (PSA) in men aged 50 and over to screen for prostate cancer.
• Follow up on treatment results. Cancer patients who were found to have high levels of cancer markers when they were first diagnosed should gradually decrease after treatment. However, if the previously low levels of the markers continue to increase again, it indicates that cancer may return.
• Prognosis: Since the levels of cancer markers vary depending on the stage of cancer, a very high level of the markers means that the cancer is large or has spread.
• Used to help select cancer treatment methods, such as testing for Estrogen Receptor and Progesterone Receptor in breast cancer patients to select anti-hormone therapy.

Markers associated with cancer cells in various organs

• CA19-9 is associated with cancers occurring in the colon, pancreas, liver, and stomach.
• AFP is associated with cancers occurring in the liver, stomach, pancreas, and testicles.
• CEA is associated with cancers occurring in the stomach, colon, pancreas, lung, and liver.
• HCG is associated with cancers occurring in the ovaries, liver, lung, stomach, and rectum.
• HGH is associated with cancers occurring in the lungs.
• CA 153 is associated with cancers occurring in the breast, ovaries, liver, lung, stomach, and rectum.
• f-PSA is associated with cancers occurring in the prostate, liver, lung, pancreas, and breast.
• PSA is associated with cancers occurring in the prostate, liver, lung, pancreas, and breast.
• NSE is associated with cancers occurring in the lung, pancreas, and thyroid.
• CA 125 is associated with cancers occurring in the ovaries, liver, stomach, pancreas, breast, and uterus.
• Ferritin is associated with cancers occurring in the liver, breast, lung, and pancreas.

Can cancer marker tests replace cancer screening?

• Can cancer marker tests be used as a substitute for cancer screening? It is popularly used for cancer treatment monitoring and prognosis. It is only a pre-screening test and cannot replace cancer screening.

Note

• The levels of cancer markers measured by different methods or by the same method but using different diagnostic test kits may give different values. If you want to monitor the test results, you should consider the results of the same laboratory every time.

Bangkok Wellness Medical Clinic information

• Open daily Monday - Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Last queue at 5:00 p.m.)
• 22/22 Ratchada-Ramintra Road Ramintra Subdistrict, Khan Na Yao District, Bangkok 10230
• Map https://goo.gl/maps/39z4o45AZGbCGWKL8
• Parking lot in front of the clinic