In the era of increasing awareness of self-health management, Biomedical Viewpoint is fortunate to invite professional inspection teams such as Dr. Li Yanxian, director of Qiu Internal Medicine Department, Liren Inspection Center, head of molecular biology laboratory, and tumor molecular medicine group, to talk about obstetrics and gynecology related tests that more and more people pay attention to in recent years.
With the gradual evolution of science and technology, Qiu Neike also evolved from "confrontation" to "prevention". Qiu Internal Medicine and Liren Inspection Center started from the internal medicine clinic and later merged with the medical laboratory. At present, there are strongholds in North China, Central China and South China, with professional instruments, top inspection centers and professional teams of medical inspectors. In addition to the growth of its own inspection system, with the progress of science and technology, it not only has the testing strength but also has the ability to develop testing experiments; In recent years, we have joined hands with large medical institutions and professional medical laboratories at home and abroad, followed the past understanding of diseases, further embarked on drug research and development, and constantly created a new vision of human health testing technology. At present, we have traveled all over Malaysia, Vietnam, Chinese mainland, Japan and other countries. Starting from understanding and treating diseases, becoming a "health risk management expert" and letting subjects know their health status through various body fluid tests will not only help people "fight" diseases, but also help "prevent".
With the progress of science and technology, the degree of gene decoding is getting higher and higher. Genetic testing has not only made a breakthrough in technology, but also the price is no longer as unattainable as it used to be. People's acceptance and willingness to take the initiative to accept testing are gradually increasing. Zhang Zhiquan, the person in charge of molecular testing, believes that the importance of genetic testing services to the public, especially to female friends, lies in the arrangement of family planning. "Ordinary people can learn about themselves through genetic testing, and female friends can also learn more about the risk of illness in the next generation through this test. Most of these genetic diseases that can be detected are incurable, such as spinal muscular atrophy, Huntington's disease, etc., so that people can understand the potential risks from their own genes and then adjust their family planning. Team leader Zhang, who has been a forensic doctor for many years, told us that this is the value of preventive medicine. With more preparation, you can not only know yourself, but also not worry about your next generation, instead of worrying about an unhealthy child for life after birth. 」
But when it comes to active testing, there are still many people who are used to taking price and practicality as the main considerations, and think that the price of genetic testing is tens of thousands. In this regard, Director Yang said: "In the past, genetic testing was only based on one disease, which means that if you want to detect five diseases, you must take five blood samples and repeat the testing five times, which is not only time-consuming, but also expensive. The advancement of science and technology has also brought good news to the test. " Now our testing center has a five-in-one testing service, which means that just taking a tube of blood can tell you what diseases your genes are at risk of! Technology has brought convenience to physical examination technology, and we will certainly give it back to those in need. The current five-in-one price is much more affordable than the previous test! 」
The health control network with early prevention and active tracking has escorted the development of science and technology for a lifetime, gradually "decoded" many human diseases, and also made medicine gradually uncover the fog of diseases, from passive treatment to prevention. As for the public's choice of testing items, Dr. Li suggested that women, especially those who intend to get married and have children, should start with genetic testing only once in their lives, because besides their own identity, what is more important is the probability that their children will suffer from hereditary diseases in the future; Combined with general examinations, such as the eight-in-one combination of women and cleanliness (including human papillomavirus, candida albicans and other common diseases of women), we can understand our own indicators and which parts need attention or start treatment. From pre-employment prevention to regular active follow-up, through various tests, protect yourself and the coming next generation with a complete and powerful health control network to reduce the sense of helplessness when you are sick.
This abstract is selected from the March issue of Biomedical Viewpoint.
Subject: genetic testing, preventive medicine