Hereditary Cancer Testing

Genetic testing yields a wealth of information about your risk for developing hereditary breast, ovarian, uterine, colorectal, gastric, prostate, melanoma, and pancreatic cancers. With 5-10% of all cancer estimated to be hereditary, more and more Canadians with early cancer diagnoses or family histories of cancer are considering genetic testing from LifeLabs, so they can learn more about their risks ahead of time.

24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM)

Hypertension doesn’t usually have early warning signs or symptoms until your blood pressure has reached a critical stage. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) requires you to wear a small device that monitors your blood pressure over the course of 24-hours. The device measures and records your blood pressure at regular intervals (typically every 15-30 minutes). A record of your blood pressure over a set period of time provides a more reliable measurement than one-off readings, as well as vital information about your blood pressure and potential hypertension.

Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH)Test

When planning a family or evaluating a woman’s overall reproductive health, measuring Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) levels through a simple blood test can help to: 

Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is responsible for the loss of bone mass without obvious symptoms until a bone is broken. The Serum C-telopeptide (CTX) test can detect relevant changes in bone breakdown in as little as a few months. By knowing your risk through a Serum CTX test from LifeLabs you can prevent, delay or reduce bone loss.

QuantiFERON®-TB Gold Plus

QuantiFERON®–TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) is a simple blood test for Tuberculosis (TB), an air-born and highly contagious infectious disease. TB can affect the lungs as well as lymph nodes, bones, brain, organs and eyes and kills about 1.5 million people each year worldwide. Not everyone who is exposed to TB bacteria will develop an infection, and not all of those who become infected will develop symptoms, which is why getting tested is so important.

Panorama Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT)

Panorama™ is a non-invasive test performed through a simple blood draw from the mother’s arm. Because of its unique technology, this NIPT test can distinguish between the mother and baby’s DNA and see if there is evidence of genetic conditions that could affect the baby’s health.

PULS Cardiac Test™

Heart attacks can be a silent killer with no signs or symptoms before they strike. With 50% of heart attack victims having normal cholesterol levels, the PULS Cardiac Test™ offered through LifeLabs can provide a more comprehensive picture of your cardiac health so you can know and manage your risk

Signatera

Signatera is a genetics-based cancer test (molecular residual disease test - MRD). It is personalized to detect and monitor your cancer status by examining your unique tumour mutation profile. It can do this much sooner and more accurately compared to traditional diagnostic methods (e.g. imaging).