miCheckup is intended for adults at or above the age of majority in their province (18 or older in most provinces; 19 or older in British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon). miCheckup is a multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test — an early warning test intended to identify a suspected cancer signal associated with multiple solid tumor cancers from a single blood draw. miCheckup does not detect all cancers and should be used in addition to routine cancer screening tests recommended by your healthcare provider.
Use of miCheckup is not recommended in individuals who are pregnant or planning pregnancy, under the age of majority in their province, currently undergoing active cancer treatment, or currently experiencing symptoms that may indicate cancer. If you are experiencing symptoms, please consult your physician directly.
Results should be interpreted by a healthcare provider in the context of your medical history, clinical signs, and symptoms. All miCheckup results are reviewed with you by a physician. A result of "no suspected cancer signal identified" does not rule out cancer. A result of "suspected cancer signal identified" is not a diagnosis — it requires confirmatory diagnostic evaluation by medically established procedures, which is why a whole-body MRI and physician follow-up are included in your miCheckup test.
If a suspected cancer signal is identified but cancer is not confirmed with further testing, it could mean that cancer is not present, or that testing was insufficient to detect cancer — including due to the cancer being located in an area or of a type not well represented in the miCheckup signal. False positive results (a suspected cancer signal identified when cancer is not present) and false negative results (no suspected cancer signal identified when cancer is present) do occur.
miCheckup is a complement to, not a replacement for, standard cancer screening programs. Continue all recommended screening — including mammography, Pap/HPV testing, and colorectal screening (FIT or colonoscopy) — as directed by your healthcare provider. Cancer diagnosis in Canada always requires a tissue biopsy confirmed by a pathologist. If a suspected cancer signal is identified, imaging and clinical workup by your healthcare team will determine the actual status. Many findings turn out to be benign after further investigation.
