Prostate cancer biomarkers tests
Innovative non-invasive prostate cancer biomarker testing helps to identify prostate cancer risk and aggressiveness more accurately and, in some cases, to avoid additional complex and painful testing.
Prostate cancer today is the most common malignant disease in men in Lithuania; therefore special attention is paid to its early diagnosis. Men at risk are first screened with a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test and, if elevated values are reported, a prostate biopsy examination is then carried out.
Experience shows that due to the high sensitivity of PSA, nearly half of the biopsies are performed unnecessarily. Biopsies are invasive and uncomfortable.
A new, innovative non-invasive study of prostate cancer biomarkers – a liquid biopsy-based molecular test performed on a patient's urine sample – allows the cancer risk and probability to be assessed more accurately thus avoiding complex and painful examinations, including unnecessary biopsies in some cases. This test is particularly relevant for patients with mild elevations in PSA for whom the need for additional invasive testing is being considered. The test helps to assess the risk of prostate cancer and to make a decision regarding a prostate biopsy.
The prostate cancer biomarker test is painless and non-invasive; no preparation is required.
The test is done using a urine sample.
These non-invasive urine tests are is usually performed only after the prostate examination carried out by a physician urologist – digital rectal palpation of a prostate. Pre-registration is required for a consultation with a urologist.
Cost of prostate cancer biomarker test
What factors affect the price?
The prices indicated below apply to citizens of the Republic of Lithuania and the European Union.
If you are coming from another country please check the price by telephoning or sending an email.
Why it is worth
To be examined at our Centre?
- Painless, non-invasive, safe and rapid test.
- We perform high quality tests which has been confirmed by the ISO 15189 certification of our laboratory.
- The results of the tests performed in our laboratory are explained by our staff, a service that is provided by only a few laboratories in the country.
- There is no risk of damaging or confusing test samples during transportation which is statistically one of the most common causes of blood sample damage in the laboratories.