Cancer Markers (Male)

Total and free prostate-specific antigen (PSA), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), CA-19-9, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), a full blood count and a faecal occult blood test: 27 biomarkers from one blood draw and one stool sample. Together they give your doctor reference points, not a diagnosis.

Total PSA counts all the antigen in your blood, while free PSA is the unbound share of it. When total PSA sits in the borderline zone, a urologist uses the free proportion to judge how likely benign enlargement is to explain the figure.

Usually it does. An enlarged prostate, prostatitis, a urinary infection, recent ejaculation, a long bike ride, a catheter or a digital rectal examination all push PSA up, and medicines for prostate enlargement push it down. Timing and context move the number as much as disease does.

No. A colonoscopy inspects the bowel directly and finds polyps a stool test cannot, and whether to test PSA at all is a decision to make with a clinician who knows your age, family history and symptoms. This panel adds information to that conversation, nothing more.

Men over 45 who want PSA and tumour-marker levels on record, anyone with prostate, bowel or liver cancer in the family, and patients monitoring an existing diagnosis on their doctor's advice. Anyone with new urinary symptoms, blood in the stool or unexplained weight loss should see a doctor first.

Because it is often the first thing to change. Slow blood loss from the bowel shows up as a falling haemoglobin with small red cells before anything else does, and the white cell and platelet counts give your doctor a general read on marrow and infection at the same time.

It means blood was detected, not that a tumour was found. Haemorrhoids, a fissure, an ulcer or anti-inflammatory tablets are far more common causes. The right next step is to talk to your doctor about a colonoscopy, which can see the bowel lining and remove polyps in the same session.

Yearly suits most men using the panel as a baseline. If a value needs watching, your doctor will ask for a sooner repeat, because with PSA in particular the rate of change from one test to the next tells them more than any single reading.

No fasting is needed for any part of this panel. Where PSA is concerned, urologists usually suggest leaving a day or two after ejaculation or a long bike ride, and tell your doctor if you are being treated for a urinary infection or have recently had a prostate examination or a catheter, since each of those can lift the reading.

AED 499 covers all 27 biomarkers, free home blood collection anywhere in Dubai seven days a week, and a physician-reviewed Smart Report within 48 hours, with nothing added afterwards. Our care team can help you choose via contact.