Beta HCG Tumour Marker

The Beta HCG Tumor Marker test is a specialized diagnostic tool used to detect and monitor certain types of cancers that secrete human chorionic gonadotropin. While HCG is most famous as the pregnancy hormone, in a non-pregnant context, it serves as a vital biomarker for germ cell tumors of the ovaries or testes, as well as gestational trophoblastic disease. Getting this test is incredibly helpful because it allows clinicians to evaluate the tumor burden—meaning the level of HCG in the blood often correlates with the size or activity of the malignancy.