Cancer Profile©

Dr. Emil Schandl, a licensed Clinical Laboratory Medicine Practitioner, Clinical Chemist, Biochemist, Oncobiologist and Licensed Nutritionist has developed a blood testing profile designed to detect a developing malignancy long before any symptoms occur. The CA Profile© includes the HCG hormone, PHI (phosphohexose isomerase), GGTP (gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase) enzymes, CEA (carcinoembrionic antigen), TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone), and DHEA-S (dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate), the adrenal "antistress, immunity and longevity hormone".

The CA Profile© yields 90 positives out of 100 pathologically established malignancies. Because of its capacity to foretell the development of malignancy years before a tumor is apparent, a positive finding is a serious warning sign of a developing cancer. The CA Profile© tests can also be used to monitor the response of cancer patients to various therapies. An increasing value of a tumor marker may indicate the futility of a certain therapy, as well as its possible toxicity. On the other hand, if the markers are decreasing, it can also indicate that a therapy is working.

Sex Hormones (Includes estradiol, progesterone, free testosterone)

Measures the levels of reproductive hormones. This assists the health care professional in determining the appropriate amount of hormone replacement therapy to be recommended.

PTH (Parathyroid hormone)

The PTH (parathyroid hormone) test was designed to determine the degree of calcium removal from the bones, ie., osteoporosis. This hormone will be elevated in a developing or an existing osteoporosis condition caused by either low dietary calcium intake or low absorption.

It must be noted that calcium is not only necessary for healthy bones but also for the proper functioning of the muscles, neurologic functions, proper blood coagulation, and the immune system, to mention a few. Therefore, testing for this hormone, PTH, is of the utmost importance for men and women.

Somatomedin-C (IGF-1)
This test determines one's level of human growth hormone and is an aid in determining if one should use growth hormone therapy.

Homocysteine
Homocysteine is a coronary heart disease factor, perhaps more important than LDL, the "bad" cholesterol.

Lp(a) : a lipoprotein, similar to LDL; an independent coronary risk factor.

LDL (direct) : an accurate measurement of the "bad cholesterol".

hsCRP (high sensitivity C-Reactive Protein)
This test is a predictor of developing heart disease.

CBC/SMAC
These panels of tests include LDL, HDL, total cholesterol, triglycerides, iron, glucose, liver and kidney function, WBC, RBC, platelet count and many other important tests. These tests detect blood changes that may indicate the presence of, or predisposition to a wide range of degenerative diseases. They also provide information to assess whether or not the drugs and nutrients you are taking are causing liver, kidney or heart muscle damage.

Cortisol AM and PM
Aging is associated with the excess secretion of cortisol from the adrenal glands. Cortisol is a glucocorticoid hormone that suppresses immune function, inhibits healthy brain cell metabolism, promotes atherosclerosis and accelerates aging. The drawback of cortisol testing is that it needs to be done twice in the same day, before 9:00 am as well as in the afternoon around 4:00 pm to obtain reliable results.

In addition to the above tests, it is strongly recommended that men have an annual PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen), which aids in the diagnosis of prostate cancer, and that women have an annual CA15-3 and CA-125, markers for breast and ovarian cancer, respectively.

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