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.
E.g. ezra, prenuvo, q bio, Grail, Freenome, other regular blood testing, and then things like this.
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.