Other useful tests include

-Prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a blood test to detect elevated levels of protein in the blood, which can indicate prostate cancer, but also benign conditions like an enlarged or inflamed prostate.

-Serum Protein Electrophoresis (SPEP) a blood test to detect or monitor disorders related to protein abnormalities, such as multiple myeloma, autoimmune diseases, and kidney or liver dysfunction. 

-Anti-Nuclear Antibody (ANA) test, a blood test to detect Auto -Immune activity. A positive ANA result does not confirm a specific autoimmune disease. Instead, it suggests the need for further, more specific tests and Eurofins offers all these follow-up (reflex) tests.

Cancer Monitoring Tests

Testicular Cancer - Blood test for 3 tumour markers that monitor diagnosed cases, Human Chorionic Gonadotropin( B-hCG), Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). 

Lung Cancer - Tumors often trigger an inflammatory response, causing the body (and cancer cells ) to produce higher levels of Alpha-1 antitrypsin (A1AT). Elevated levels in the blood can signify the presence of a tumor. Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is a genetic disorder that  can lead to early-onset emphysema and COPD.

Chronic Pancreatitis - Ireland is among the highest in Europe according to Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) and the Department of Surgery at Trinity College Dublin (TCD. Monitor with Ca 19-9 & CEA (Carcinoembryonic Antigen) along with Liver Function tests.

Multiple Cancers 

The tests below are not screening tests. They can be used to plan treatment, see if treatment is working, help in cancer diagnosis and monitor if cancer is returning. They are used in conjunction with other tests. 

• Cancer Antigen CA-125 is a protein normally found in small amounts in the body. It can be higher than normal with certain non-cancerous (benign) conditions and certain cancers such as ovarian, fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancers.

• Carbohydrate Antigen CA-19-9 - (also called sialyl Lewis-a) is normally found in small amounts in the body. Levels are higher with certain non-cancerous (benign) conditions and certain types of cancer,  pancreatic, gallbladder and bile duct cancers. However there is a % of people who don't produce CA19-9.

• CA-15-3 is used to check if advanced breast cancer is responding to treatment or to see if it has come back after treatment. 

These tests can be ordered via a GP, Clinic or Hospital.