Book a Pap smear, mammography, breast ultrasound or sonography for early detection, plus PSA, CA-125, CEA and AFP tumour marker tests when your doctor has asked for them. Cancer screening tests at VRX Diagno Lounge cost between ₹840 and ₹2,200, at three centres across Mumbai’s western suburbs.
Screening means testing a person who feels completely well, so that a cancer is found while it is small and still easy to treat. The tests that do this best are the ones with decades of evidence behind them: a Pap smear for cervical cancer, and mammography with a breast exam for breast cancer. Tumour marker blood tests such as PSA, CA-125, CEA and AFP work differently. They help a doctor investigate symptoms, keep watch on someone already known to be at high risk, and monitor a cancer that has been diagnosed. We run both at VRX Diagno Lounge, and we will tell you plainly which one your situation actually calls for.
10 screening and tumour marker tests, priced from ₹840 to ₹2,200, at our three centres in Goregaon West, Kandivali East and Kandivali West.
Ultrasound of thyroid & neck nodes
Screening tests are for people with no symptoms. Tumour marker tests are for people with symptoms, a known high risk, or a diagnosis being monitored. Tap any test to see what it does, what it costs and who it is for.
If you feel well and want a cancer screening test, the ones worth having are a Pap smear from age 25, a clinical breast exam every year from age 30, and a mammography from age 40 to 45. Men should discuss a PSA test with a doctor from age 50. Tumour marker blood tests such as CA-125, CEA and AFP are not general health checks. They are used when there are symptoms, a known high risk, or a cancer already being monitored. At VRX Diagno Lounge in Goregaon West, Kandivali East and Kandivali West, cancer screening tests cost between ₹840 and ₹2,200, and blood samples can be collected at home.
A Pap smear checks cells from the cervix for early changes that could turn into cervical cancer if left alone. It is one of the few tests that can prevent a cancer rather than just find it, because the abnormal cells can be treated before they ever become cancer. At VRX Diagno Lounge a Pap smear costs ₹840.
A mammography is a low-dose X-ray of the breast that can find a lump years before it can be felt by hand. It is the single most established breast cancer screening test in the world. At VRX Diagno Lounge a mammography costs ₹2,200 and the report is usually ready within 1 to 2 hours.
A clinical breast examination is a careful physical check of both breasts and the underarm area by a trained doctor. It costs ₹1,000 at VRX Diagno Lounge and takes about ten minutes. For women under 40, it is usually the sensible starting point before any imaging.
A breast ultrasound uses sound waves rather than X-rays to look at breast tissue. It is often the better first choice for women under 40, whose breast tissue is dense enough to make a mammogram harder to read, and it is used alongside mammography to check a lump that has already been found. It costs ₹2,200.
A pelvic sonography looks at the uterus and ovaries using ultrasound. It is used to investigate symptoms such as bloating, pelvic pain, or bleeding between periods, and it is not recommended as a routine cancer check for women who have no symptoms. It costs ₹1,400 at VRX Diagno Lounge.
A thyroid sonography examines the thyroid gland and the lymph nodes in the neck. It is the standard first test when a lump or swelling is found in the neck, and it tells the doctor whether a nodule needs a biopsy. It costs ₹1,600.
A PSA test measures a protein made by the prostate gland. A raised PSA can mean prostate cancer, but far more often it means an enlarged prostate or an infection. Whether to have a PSA test at all is a decision to make with your doctor, because it can also find slow-growing cancers that would never have caused harm. At VRX Diagno Lounge a PSA test costs ₹960.
A CA-125 test measures a protein that can rise in ovarian cancer. It is used to investigate symptoms such as persistent bloating or pelvic pain, to assess a mass already seen on a scan, and to monitor treatment. It is not recommended as a routine check for women without symptoms, because it raises false alarms far more often than it finds cancer. It costs ₹1,400.
A CEA test measures a protein linked mainly to colorectal cancer. Its real value is in following someone who has already been treated for colorectal cancer, to check that it has not returned. It is a poor test for finding cancer in the first place, and smoking alone can raise it. It costs ₹1,200 at VRX Diagno Lounge.
An AFP test measures alpha-fetoprotein, a protein that can rise in liver cancer and in certain testicular and ovarian tumours. It has a clear and accepted role in people with cirrhosis or long-standing hepatitis B or C, where it is done every six months alongside a liver ultrasound. It costs ₹1,000.
| Age | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| 25 to 29 | Pap smear every 3 years | No routine cancer screening advised |
| 30 to 39 | Pap smear every 3 years, clinical breast exam every year | No routine cancer screening advised |
| 40 to 49 | Add mammography every 1 to 2 years | Discuss PSA from 45 if a father or brother has had prostate cancer |
| 50 and above | Continue Pap smear, breast exam and mammography | Discuss PSA with your doctor. Consider colorectal screening |
| Any age, high risk | Earlier and more frequent testing if there is a strong family history, a known BRCA or Lynch syndrome mutation, long-term tobacco use, or hepatitis B or C | |
These are general guidelines. Your doctor will set a screening plan around your age, family history and symptoms. Prices shown are for VRX Diagno Lounge centres in Goregaon and Kandivali and may change.
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Common questions about cancer screening tests, tumour markers and costs at our Goregaon and Kandivali centres in Mumbai.
Breast and cervical cancer caught early are among the most treatable cancers there are, and both have a proven screening test. That is the whole case for screening: a mammography or a Pap smear taken while you feel completely well can find something years before it would ever announce itself.
At VRX Healthcare we run the established screening tests, and we run tumour marker tests when a doctor has a reason to ask for them. If a result needs looking into, we say so plainly and refer you to a specialist rather than leaving you to work it out from a report.
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