Cancerguard\u00ae test<\/a> is really designed for?<\/p>\nDr. Michelle Beidelschies (MB): The test is for adults between the ages of 50 and 84 who don\u2019t have a prior history of cancer in the past three years. Some people may have a known family history or a genetic predisposition, while others may not know their family history at all. Either way, this technology can be a valuable tool for them.<\/p>\n
How Do You Actually Get the Test?<\/p>\n
GC: Well, let\u2019s walk through the test itself. Take me through the process.<\/p>\n
MB: You can have the test ordered through your own healthcare provider or request it through telehealth via<\/p>\n
our website.<\/p>\n
GC: So it still needs to be prescribed by a medical provider?<\/p>\n
MB: Yes, it does. Once that\u2019s done, you get a kit and go to a blood draw station. We even have phlebotomists who can come right to your home to collect the sample. That blood goes to the lab, and then the patient gets a final report.<\/p>\n
Understanding the Results<\/p>\n
GC: Let\u2019s talk about those results. What if you get a negative result?<\/p>\n
MB: A negative result is great news. It means no cancer signal was detected. Now, it\u2019s important to be honest\u2014there are cases where a test might miss a cancer, but generally, no signal is a very good sign.<\/p>\n
GC: How about if a patient gets a positive result?<\/p>\n
MB: If it\u2019s positive, we call it a \u201ccancer signal detected.\u201d This means the test found certain biomarkers in the blood. But it\u2019s not a final diagnosis. It doesn\u2019t automatically mean you have cancer. It just means we found a signal that requires more follow-up and imaging to figure out exactly what\u2019s going on.<\/p>\n
What is the Test Looking For?<\/p>\n
GC: What are the things the Cancerguard test is looking for in that sample?<\/p>\n
MB: We use a multi-biomarker class approach. We look for two things: circulating tumor DNA and proteins. These are things released by cancer cells into your system. We look at them individually and then use an algorithm to combine the data into a clear result.<\/p>\n
Support After the Test<\/p>\n
GC: Once that positive result comes back, what other sorts of support are available?<\/p>\n
MB: We don\u2019t just hand over a report and walk away. We provide care navigation for both the patient and the doctor. Our medical team is there to answer questions for the provider. For the patient, we have a team to help with the next steps, like talking to insurance or setting up imaging. We also have a patient imaging reimbursement program available to help reduce the financial impact of non-covered imaging costs for eligible patients.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Watch Blood Breakthrough<\/p>\n
Want to see the full story? Catch \u201cBlood Breakthrough<\/a>\u201d on the following networks:<\/p>\nScience Channel: Saturday, May 23rd at 10 am ET
\nDiscovery Channel: Sunday, May 24th at 7 am across all time zones<\/p>\n
This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Patients should speak with their healthcare providers about results, treatment and care options.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Detecting cancer early can change everything. In a recent segment of Tomorrow\u2019s World Today, Greg Costantino sat down…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":591292,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[102,2960,56,54,55,179682],"class_list":["post-591291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-world-of-innovation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=591291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591291\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/591292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=591291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=591291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=591291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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