Prostatic Acid Phosphatase may be found in increased amounts in men who have metastasized prostate cancer. It was used to monitor and assess progression of prostate cancer until the introduction of prostate specific antigen (PSA)
This test is no longer used routinely to screen for prostate cancer. The availability of the more sensitive and specific PSA test has largely replaced it.
A specially labelled blood sample collection kit containing everything needed by a nurse or doctor to take the blood sample. The kit will be unique and coded specifically to you.
A Medical History & Lifestyle questionnaire is included with this test. It covers important areas such as illness, injuries, medical conditions, medication, family health history and much more.
The Medical History & Lifestyle questionnaire provides us with vital information which can affect how your results are interpreted and what advice you receive.
You will have secure online access to your medical reports and results held on our secure web servers. If required, we will also send you a hard copy by post.
Our web servers are secure and protected by the latest SSL certificate. The 128bit SSL encryption assures that information is kept private between our web servers and your web browser.
Phlebotomy
