Originally Posted by
psychic
Sigh, I don't understand. Why have you brought this (almost 5 year old) piece of riveting journalism to our attention? You say it is from a disgruntled shareholder, was the journalist a disgruntled shareholder? Are you the disgruntled shareholder? What did the digruntled shareholder ask? If this "news' item had been highlighted? How does it explain the relentless search for a better urine test? What don't you recall and what iis the point you make?
Yes. Pacific Edge have offered the CxBladder test online for 4 or 5 years, still do. The test helps rule out bladder cancer, the results are sent to your GP. PE makes it clear that haematuria can be caused by all sorts of things, foods, trauma, etc. But one on ten may be as a result of bladder cancer, and this is the cause one should be most concerned about.
And yes, the Urologists (who make a lot of money from unecessary and invasive cystoscopies) may miss out occassionally.
So what? Have there been cases in the last 5 years where people have ordered the test and then died of food colouring or something? What are you saying?
Do you doubt the accuracy of the test? Have you raised your concerns with the DHB's that are using it?