CupPrint®

Although the term ‘cancer’ is commonly used, it actually refers to a number of different types of malignant disease depending on where it originated on the body. Sometimes cancer cells originating from one part of the body can spread to form a new tumour somewhere else. This is called a secondary or metastatic tumour. Although the cells in the secondary are like those in the original tumour, conventional techniques have difficulty in accurately identifying the source of the original cells. People in these situations are diagnosed with Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP).

As different cancer types require different treatment, it is very important to identify the cancer cell type to most effectively treat the cancer.