Multi-cancer detection · Fort Myers

Cancerguard
multi-cancer blood testing.

Cancerguard looks for signals associated with multiple cancers in a blood sample. Your IMLWP physician helps you weigh the value of additional screening, understand the result and arrange any further evaluation.
Close-up of blood collection tubes with yellow caps for CancerGuard multi-cancer blood testing
Sample
A standard blood draw
Approach
Multiple cancer-associated signals
Cost
At cost for members
IMLWP is a concierge (membership) primary care practice in Fort Myers. This service is part of your membership care. Medicare patients sign a private contract with the practice. Membership plans and prices →
Understand your options

What the Cancerguard test looks for

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Looking for more than one type of cancer

Cancerguard is designed to look for signals associated with more than 50 cancer types and subtypes, including pancreatic, ovarian, liver and stomach cancers. It adds to the screenings your physician already recommends.
02

DNA patterns and proteins

The laboratory looks at DNA methylation patterns and proteins in the blood. These are two types of biomarkers: measurable clues that may be associated with cancer. The test combines this information to report whether a cancer signal was found.
03

Understanding what comes next

A positive result is not a diagnosis. Only further testing can show whether cancer is present. Your physician reviews the report with you, explains the options and orders further tests or a specialist referral. A negative result does not replace your regular screening schedule.
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Choosing between multi-cancer tests

Galleri and Cancerguard use different methods and reports. Your physician can explain those differences and help you choose based on your history and preferences. Having both tests is not a routine requirement.
Your experience at IMLWP

How Cancerguard testing works at IMLWP

01

Review your eligibility

Discuss cancer history, risk factors and recent screenings.
02

Arrange the blood draw

The practice explains collection and laboratory arrangements.
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Discuss the report

Review the positive or negative result with your physician.
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Complete follow-up

Complete any further testing your physician recommends and continue routine screening.
Understanding the report

Understanding your result

Negative result

No cancer signal was found. Keep your recommended screenings and seek evaluation for new symptoms.

Positive result

A cancer signal was found. This is not a diagnosis. Only further testing can show whether cancer is present, and your physician explains the options and orders that testing.

Important test limitations

False positive and false negative results can occur. Cancerguard does not detect every cancer and does not replace recommended screening. A positive result may lead to imaging or procedures. A reduction in cancer mortality from multi-cancer screening has not yet been established.
Your IMLWP physicians

Care from a physician who knows you

Your own board-certified primary care physician manages your care, from deciding what to investigate to reviewing results and adjusting treatment.
Common questions

Your questions, answered

Adults interested in additional screening, particularly those with risk factors such as older age or a family history, can ask about it. The manufacturer does not recommend it during pregnancy or if you have had cancer within the past three years.

The manufacturer describes results in about two weeks. Your physician contacts you to review the result, by phone or at a visit.

No. It is a prescription laboratory-developed test that is not FDA cleared or approved.

Yes, for members. Ask the practice for the current test charge and Any further testing after the result has separate costs.

Take the next step

Book a complimentary Meet & Greet

A free, 30-minute visit with one of our physicians to meet the practice and ask about membership. It is not a medical visit.