Prostate cancer recorded the largest increase in incidence rate among the common male cancers in Hong Kong.
Factors increasing the risk of prostate cancer:
• Age: prostate cancer happens mostly in older men and is rarely found in men below the age of 50
• Family history of prostate cancer
• Lack of exercise, Obesity
Symptoms of Prostate Cancer
Early prostate cancer may have no symptom, common symptoms of prostate cancer include:
• Difficulty in passing urine; slow or weak stream of urine
• Blood in urine
• Pain in the lower back, pelvis and hips
• The phi score provides better risk stratification to identify patients who need a biopsy
• tool to reduce negative biopsies and provide more confidence in your biopsy decisions²
• simple blood test for prostate cancer with FDA approval
• phi comprises a combination of three tests: PSA, free PSA and p2PSA³
• improve the accuracy of prostate cancer diagnosis
• reduce the risk of surgery of tissue removal from human body
| Investigation | Test Item | Plan Code |
|---|---|---|
| Prostate Health Index | Hybritech Total PSA | ✓ |
| Hybritech Free PSA | ✓ | |
| Percent of Free PSA | ✓ | |
| Hybritech p2PSA | ✓ | |
| Prostate Health Index, phi | ✓ | |
| List Price (HK$): | 3,900 | |
| Membership Price (HK$): | 3,000 | |
| Computerized (LIS) Laboratory Health Check Report with Interpretation (Chinese & English) | ||
| Free Enquiry Services for the Health Check Report (by Phone) | ||
資料來源：
1.Chp.gov.hk. (2017). 衞生防護中心 – 前列腺癌. [online] Available at: http://www.chp.gov.hk/tc/content/9/25/5781.html [Accessed 7 Jun. 2017].
2..Catalona WJ, Partin AW, Sanda MG, et al. A multicenter study of [-2]pro-prostate-specific antigen combined with prostate-specific antigen and free prostate-specific antigen for prostate cancer detection in the 2.0 to 10.0 ng/mL prostate-specific antigen range. J Urology 2011 May;185:1650-55.
3.phi is a combination of three Beckman Coulter assays: Access Hybritech PSA, Access Hybritech free PSA, and Access Hybritech p2PSA.