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• Q. What is the recommended cancer screening test time after surgery?

  If you want to see if malignancy rate has dropped or remains high after surgery, we recommend the test at least 2 weeks after surgery.

• Q. When is the re-examination for Cancer screening test most appropriate?

  We usually recommend a month interval for re-examination.
  Please refer to the catalog for more details.
  Keeping the re-check interval is not mandatory, it is recommended as a reference purpose.

  [Summary of catalog contents] 

  1. Examination for a health checkup purpose 
     • The result is high but no other masses found: repeat every 1~2 months
     • The result is low, repeat every 6 months ~ 1 year
     • Results falling on an interval boundary, repeat every 2~3 months 
  2. When there is a mass in the examination 
     • The result is low or recheck: definite results by cytology or biopsy is recommended,
     • AniScan test every 2 ~ 3 months with monitoring changes in the gross size of the mass is recommended.
     • Periodic recheck for recurrence after surgical removal of a malignant tumor
       • In case of suspected metastasis: 
       • Re-examination: 3-6 month intervals 
• Q. How long do I need to hold on steroid for test?

  According to our lab test, the EPCKA results were 25 to 30% lower than the control group after 1 week of prednisone medication (0.5mg/kg sid).

  It was confirmed that the results recovered from 2 weeks after steroid withdrawal.

  We recommand at least 2 weeks of steroid withdrawal for CCMA test.