This package is designed to screen the whole body for cancers using the complete, top-grade imaging tests. Malignant cancer is the leading cause of death among the ten most common causes of death in Taiwan. Every year, about 28% of all deaths is cancer deaths. Lung cancer, liver cancer, and colorectal cancer are the three leading causes of cancer deaths, taking up half of all cancer deaths. Platinum Health Screening Package using the high-technology equipment such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and CT640 ultra-fast computed tomography, complemented with tumor marker tests, ultrasound tests, functional examinations, and specialist consultation based on different cancer incidence rates between women and men in Taiwan. We examined the whole body for cancers with the highest accuracy in the hope of detecting the disease causative agents as early as possible to seize the golden hours for treatment.
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Key Tests
CT and MRI imaging for the screening of cancers
Thyroid ultrasound for tumor screening
Painless gastroscopy and colonoscopy examination
Other
● Blood tests for tumor markers
liver cancer screening (AFP, alpha-fetoprotein), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test, pancreatic tumor (CA19-9) screening, prostate cancer screening (PSA, prostatic specific antigen), and ovarian cancer (CA125) screening.
● Tests for men
nasopharyngoscopy, prostate ultrasound, testosterone , consultation with specialists from the division of urology, and physical examination of the external genitalia- prostate.
● Tests for women
breast ultrasound (for women below 40 years of age), digital mammography (for women over 40 years of age), nasopharyngeal cancer screening (EBV-IgA), human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypic assays, gynecological consultation, and Pap smear test.