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Which preventative health tests are most worth doing? I'm in my early 30s and willing to pay out of pocket if something is good. E.g. ezra, prenuvo, q bio, Gra
by tikkun 3y ago
Which preventative health tests are most worth doing? I'm in my early 30s and willing to pay out of pocket if something is good.
E.g. ezra, prenuvo, q bio, Grail, Freenome, other regular blood testing, and then things like this.
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- ck_one 3y agoI am in the same situation. Would love for somebody with more knowledge to jump in and give some hints.
- briHass 3y agoI'm not a doctor, so standard disclaimers apply: I've followed the LEF's recommended list (https://www.lifeextension.com/magazine/2006/5/report_blood https://www.lifeextension.com/magazine/2006/5/report_blood) since I was in my early 30s. Doing them every year or two, out-of-pocket using DirectLabs or similar, which frequently goes on sale for ~$250. The key mentioned on that LEF page, and echoed by longevity doctors, is that the standard test ranges are often too wide. I also paid out of pocket recently (age 42) for a coronary calcium scan. It was surprisingly inexpensive (~$125), but did require a prescription. One thing you will probably hear from your GP is that these kinds of tests are a waste of money for someone near 30, and speaking from population averages, they're correct. Odds are, there won't be anything in there that is actionable or useful, but I think there's value in establishing a baseline and observing trends over the years. Of course, if you fall into the rare case where your CAC shows a >0 score, that's a really valuable bit of info. Those, to me, always seemed like the best value to $ spent, for someone younger than 50. I suppose an early (<45) colonoscopy might approach that value, but those would be thousands out of pocket.