Liver Cancer Surveillance Panel
AFP, AFP-L3% and DCP with the GALAD score for people with cirrhosis.
1 test explainedAlso printed as HCC Surveillance Panel, AFP-L3 and DCP Panel, GALAD Panel
The test in this panel
What each one measures and the range labs usually print for adults. Ranges differ a little between labs, so the range on your own report is the one your result is judged against.
AFP (Alpha-Fetoprotein)
A protein made by a baby's liver before birth. Adults who aren't pregnant normally have very little. Doctors follow it in some liver and germ cell conditions.
- 18+
- 0–8.4 ng/mL
- Men, 18–30
- 0–5.7 ng/mL
- Women, 18–30
- 0–4.7 ng/mL
- Men, 31–50
- 0–6.9 ng/mL
Labs can include 3 more tests in this panel that we haven’t written up yet.