People are now becoming more aware of their health and many are afraid of their health problems without fear of spending money。
Older and middle-aged people, in particular, are willing to pay for “genetic tests” when they hear “cancer-proof”. Now there's a full set of cancer genetic tests on the market, and the offers are mostly on or below $10,000。
However, i have long been concerned about the real situation in the medical examination industry, in the light of the real costs of this industry: the real combined cost of testing is less than $4,000。
The large margin is not the price of equipment and technology, but more from market packaging, service premiums and doorshop operations。
Today, the real cost of the genetic tests, the price-fixing costs, the people who do not have to do it, the people who do not have to do it, how to protect themselves from cancer, do not create anxiety, do not deface the industry, do real science, and do not waste money。
1. Uncovering the real cost: where is the real cost of testing
Many people think that genetic testing is high-tech, expensive equipment and reagents, and must be costly。
The real situation is not at all what is expected, and now that domestic genetic testing techniques are well developed, the cost has dropped significantly with the spread of national chemical reagents. A set of genetic screenings covering common high-prevalence cancers, with all of the hard costs, is basically three pieces。
1. Testing reagents, the only place hard to spend
Genetic testing is carried out mainly through reagent boxes, test probes and the extraction of reagents, which are one-off consumables。
Domestic biobusinesses now produce quantities of goods, and the prices of bulk deliveries are very transparent. The full cost of materials for multi-cancer screening falls far short of what you can imagine. It is also a recognized, central, hard cost within the industry。
2. Costs of machinery and equipment, with a low level of spread
Genetic sequencing equipment is indeed expensive, but it can run and measure every day, and machines can detect hundreds of samples at the same time。
Large formal inspection agencies, with a large sample volume per day, and a machine working for years and months, share the cost of equipment wear and tear, electricity and environmental maintenance on each individual's head, which is very low。
Only those projects that are privately customized, with very few points and are individually tested in an urgent manner will cost-sharing be high, with routine screening for cancer by ordinary people without high equipment costs。
Three. It's simple. Your doctor's reading
Many people feel that high-tech testing is artificially expensive, but sample extraction and on-board testing are standard machine processes that can be operated by ordinary technicians trained。
What is really worth it is the process by which the last doctor examines the report, combines age, habits, family history, and gives health advice。
Only one paper test data is produced, and the labour costs are low; it increases with one-on-one interpretation and review by a specialist。
Total combined costs: depletion materials + equipment sharing + manual operations + basic operations, multi-cancer genetic tests at 10,000 dollar levels on the market, and real combined costs generally within $4,000。
That is why many people are particularly unbalanced when they know the truth。
Since the costs are low, why is the sale price generally over 10,000
The difference between the cost of 4,000, the sale price of 10,000 and the price of thousands in the middle is not just a “twilight pithead”, but a pile of market operations, qualified inputs and packing services, for four factual reasons。
1. High formal qualification threshold, high investment
Laboratories capable of performing clinical medical genetic tests are not just open shops。
A full set of compliance qualifications, annual appraisals, equipment quality control, laboratory sterile environments, and professional certified induction are required. The millions of prior-period hardware inputs are slowly distributed over the years。
Many of the laboratories do not have a laboratory of their own and are then sent to a large third-party institution for testing, with the cost of shipping, cold-chain transport, co-operation services, and a price increase, which naturally goes up。
Twenty thousand dollar package packs a lot of extra services
You see 10,000 sets, not just a test。
Most of them include: free sampling, health counselling, medical records, return visits, one-on-one reading of reports, follow-up medical recommendations。
Many ordinary people see only one test report, neglecting the full range of after-sales services, which accumulate over time and are cost-effective。
The cost of running the shop and publicizing the clients is high
The rent of the medical examination centre, the employee's salary, the day-to-day publicity department, and the customer's response to questions and questions are fixed expenses。
The health sector has a high level of difficulty and trust costs, and these operating costs are ultimately distributed among each test project。
4. Main push-up high-end packages with few recommended basic low-cost projects
The market actually has 34,000 or 45,000 basic genetic screenings, which are fully human。
For profit, however, the door shop is less likely to actively push the base money, and most of it is united to push the most expensive set of high-end packages, making it seem to be “more than 10,000 genetic tests”。
Three. The three most easy potholes for ordinary people. A lot of people spend thousands of dollars
Even if the price is high, the worst thing is that many people spend a lot of money doing tests that are not suitable for themselves and are simply wasted。
1 - misperception of a genetic test to detect cancer, to detect the disease
Here is one of the most true words:
The genetic test is "risk of future disease," and you can't find cancer。
It only depends on whether you're at risk in your genes, can't easily get a cancer, can't be diagnosed。
The body is ill, has a noose, has a stove, has an anomaly, can only be diagnosed with ct, colours, gastrointestinal lenses and pathology, and genetic tests are not helpful。
Many businesses deliberately blur the notion that genetic testing is tantamount to full-body cancer, which is the greatest area of error。
There's no family history. There's no need for a full set
Genetic screening, with the greatest significance, is targeted at high-risk groups with a family history of cancer。
Targeted screening is of value to parents, siblings and those with similar cancers。
The ordinary people have no history of disease, are healthy in normal times and normal in their habits, and there is no need to spend $10,000 on full-text screening, at a very low price。
3. Ignorance of recreational and medical tests
There are two types of genetic tests on the market:
One is medical-level testing at regular hospitals and compliance facilities, which is well-dataed and can serve as a reference for medical examinations
One is an ordinary commercial entertainment-level test, which is extremely low-cost, data only for reference purposes and has no medical significance。
There are many shops where cheap commercial tests are packaged and sold at high prices for high-end medical projects, and the average person cannot be identified。
Iv. Guides for the prevention of cancer in science for ordinary people, with no cost or benefit. Spectrum
In the light of the real situation in the industry, the most effective, cost-effective and scientific means of preventing cancer are provided to all families。
1. Family history: targeted testing only
Relatives in their immediate family have a history of cancer and do not have to make a full set of 10,000 meals。
High risks are identified by reducing the length of medical examinations, adjusting living habits and preventing them in advance。
2. Cancer prevention in the general population: primary routine check-ups, highest value for sex
For 90% of ordinary people:
Regular annual hospital examinations are far more useful and reliable than genetic tests。
The screening of chest ct, abdominal colours, oncological markers, acetography, gastrointestinal lenses is the only real early detection of problems, with transparent fees and partial medical coverage。
3. Only formal institutions are selected for genetic testing
If their financial situation permits and they are anxious to undergo genetic testing, they must be admitted to public hospitals and to regular third-party medical testing。
Take the initiative to find out: the location of the spot, the use of qualifications, the availability of medical care and the determination not to blindly choose the most expensive package。
4 - cancer prevention is the key to life
Medically confirmed:
Cancer genetics represent only a small fraction of the population, and the greatest contributing factors are diets, pacing, emotions, tobacco and alcohol habits。
Good food, regular sleep, lack of long-term anger, distance from tobacco and alcohol, and adherence to medical examinations are better to protect than tens of thousands of tests。
V. A rational view of industry: price is hydro, but industry is constantly regulating
Objectively, genetic testing is an emerging health service with high pre-input, high service costs and a reasonable premium。
It cannot be denied, however, that the current market is priced disproportionately and that ordinary consumers are vulnerable to overconsumption。
It is good that the controls are now becoming increasingly stringent, with over-advertising, over-marketing and non-conforming of packaging projects. As domestic production technology matures, future testing costs and market prices will certainly become more pro-people。
For us in general, there is no complete denial of genetic testing, nor blind superstition of high technology。
Remember one sentence: a proper inspection is useful, and the most expensive inspection does not represent the best。
Interactive topics
Is there anyone around you who's given a high price for a cancer genetic test? Do you think ordinary people need to do tens of thousands of genetic screenings? Are you looking at a general check-up or a targeted check-up
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Disclaimer: this document is based on the provisions of the national commission of health and health and the nmpa, aimed at preventing cancer in general. Genetic testing only assesses the risk of disease and is not a substitute for clinical diagnosis. Specific treatment programmes and medical examination programmes must be guided by doctors in regular hospitals。
