Learn how and why different types of laboratory tests are developed, validated, and made available for use by patients and their healthcare practitioners.
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Learn why you and your provider can trust the results coming from the laboratory and why that trust is well-placed.
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A reference range is a set of values with an upper and lower limit of a lab test. Reference ranges help to interpret your results.
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Sometimes, undergoing an unfamiliar medical procedure can turn out to be a tense, upsetting, or even frightening experience. If undergoing medical tests makes you or someone you care for anxious, embarrassed, or fearful, read this article for some general tips on how to make the sample collection experience less stressful.
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Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is used as a tumor marker to help detect and diagnose cancers of the liver, testicles, and ovaries. An AFP test may be ordered, along with imaging studies, to try to detect liver cancer when it is in its earliest and most treatable stages.
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