Prostate cancer screening is not
one-size-fits-all¹

Risk stratify your patient population.

Know his risk. Optimise his health plan.

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Learn more about the geneType prostate cancer test which goes beyond hereditary risk, looking at genetic and clinical risk factors to give you a comprehensive risk prediction so that you can take preventative steps to improve health and mitigate your risk.

GeneType for Prostate Cancer:
An integrated and personalised risk assessment

Go beyond family history with GeneType.

GeneType for Prostate Cancer integrates clinical, familial and genetic risk factors.

Extend your conversations around PSA testing with geneType

Risk stratification can enable a more holistic conversation and more informed decision-making discussion about personalised screening strategies.

Tailor risk reduction and screening recommendations for your patients

Whether you are discussing the impact of lifestyle habits on risk of developing prostate cancer, or you are strategising about PSA screening intervals or liquid biopsy options, geneType opens the door to risk-reduction conversations with your patient.

GeneType testing is simple

Step 1

geneType will send kits to your clinic to have on hand.

Step 2

Discuss geneType with your patient.

Would geneType help them qualify for additional risk reduction strategies?

Step 3

Complete the Test Requisition form, collect a sample from the patient in the buccal swabs provided and return both to geneType.

You will have the option to use a paper requisition, or a secure, compliant portal to complete the ordering process.

Step 4

Leave the rest to us.

geneType will notify you when your patient’s results are ready.

You will have the option to request a consult with a genetic counsellor, whether to review your patient’s results and/or to follow-up with your patient, as needed.

The geneType patient

GeneType for Prostate Cancer is appropriate for:

Men
Ages 30-85 years
No known hereditary syndrome carriers e.g. BRCA1 or BRCA2

Clinically Actionable Insights

GeneType reports are structured to make the results easy to interpret and communicate to a patient.

The GeneType for Prostate Cancer report includes:

Snapshot of your patient’s 5-year and lifetime-risk scores
Interpretation of what their risk scores mean in the context of your local guidelines
Polygenic risk score indicating your patient’s “baseline” prostate cancer risk
Information about managing prostate cancer risk factors
and the types of screening and interventions that may be relevant to your patient’s risk category.

Do you have questions? We have answers.

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How old does my patient have to be to use this test?

GeneType for Prostate Cancer is a prostate cancer risk assessment test for men aged 40 years or older.

Does this test incorporate all potential risk factors for prostate cancer?

Cancer is a multifactorial disease and there are many different risk factors. Of these, geneType integrates the most predictive risk factors into the model. Future models may include additional risk factors as the scientific community’s understanding of prostate cancer continues to evolve.

Can I order this test if my patient is a known carrier for a hereditary cancer syndrome (ie. BRCA1 or BRCA2)?

This test is not applicable to men who have a personal history of prostate cancer or who have already been shown to have a cancer mutation, for example in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene, or a diagnosis of a genetic syndrome that may be associated with elevated risk of prostate cancer.

Is this test reimbursed by insurance?

No. At this time geneType is a self-pay test. However, your patient may use FSA/HSA to pay for the test.

What’s the difference between geneType and a liquid biopsy?

GeneType is a risk assessment tool to enable you to stratify your patient population.

Liquid biopsies, such as the Galleri test are novel, but pricey screening options.

A risk stratification tool can be used to identify your patients that might benefit from a novel screening tool like this one.

*Patient eligibility dependent on personal medical history, age and sex

Interested in ordering more than one disease? Order geneType Multi-Test.

See individual disease pages for more information about each test.

The Multi-Risk suite of tests is for adults 40-85 years of age. At maximum, a woman would be eligible for 8 diseases in the panel; a man would be eligible for 7. Starting at age 30, a patient may qualify for geneType's cancer risk assessments only.

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