World First Early Stage Diagnostic Test for Ovarian Cancer
Chairman of HealthLinx Limited, Professor Greg Rice, who helped develop the technology, said: “OvPlex™ is a new type of blood test. The difference between current blood tests and OvPlex™ is that OvPlex™ measures five different substances in blood that are associated with ovarian cancer and builds a diagnostic based on that information rather than relying on a single marker for the disease. This is really what I see as a new generation of diagnostics.”
CEO of ARL Pathology, Pam Davey, said: “Women all around the world will benefit from this. This test has not been available. By putting the five biomarkers together, we really increase the chances of detecting ovarian cancer early.”
HealthLinx scientists stress this is not a general community screening test, rather a diagnostic test. The test will be available through general practitioners in Melbourne from 29th October, before being rolled out to other states across Australia. It will cost around $200. Results are available within a fortnight.
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