Since its establishment in 1998, Scimedico LLC has been a market leader in preventive maintenance, laboratory safety and monitoring, and supplying temporary clinical environments for medical care. Located in West Orange, New Jersey, Scimedico LLC also provides histology, pathology, and cytology laboratory services.

Cytology involves the study of a cell’s structure, function, and pathology. Cytology tests help examine cells in the body to find abnormalities that may indicate the existence of cancer even before symptoms begin to show. It also helps check for prenatal anomalies, performs pap smears, and diagnoses pathogenic organisms.

For lung cancer, doctors use cytology tests to identify abnormal cells in sputum (coughed-up mucus). During sputum cytology, the doctor asks the patient to breathe deeply and then cough to spit out mucus or phlegm from the lungs. The doctor then takes it to the lab for analysis, whereby a trained technician will examine cells to determine if they are cancerous. Conducting cytology tests has numerous benefits.

Compared to other diagnosis methods, cytology tests are less invasive and cause less pain and discomfort. Patients pay less for the tests and are less likely to develop test-related complications. More importantly, these tests help doctors notice cancerous cells early enough to prevent them from spreading further into the body.