2. Tumor Markers : Tumor markers
—Biochemicals produced by tumor cells or by the body in response to tumor cells. Their levels in the blood help evaluate people for certain kinds of cancer.
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3. SEER Training: Tumor Markers
For baseline and observation — to assess tumor burden and monitor levels of tumor and indicate a recurrence; prognosis (what treatment to use if the tumor should recur); most tumor markers are NOT specific,...
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4. SEER Training: Tumor Markers
A serum test used as a tumor marker for teratocarcinoma or embryonal carcinoma of the testis. Elevated alpha-fetoprotein levels are not found in other histologies of testicular cancer, although they may be found in patients with hepatocellular can...
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5. Tumor Markers: Q&A - National Cancer Institute
Tumor markers are substances produced by tumor cells or by other cells of the body in response to cancer or certain benign (noncancerous) conditions. These substances can be found in the blood, in the urine, in the tumor tissue, or...
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6. Tumor markers - Glossary Entry - Genetics Home Reference
A substance sometimes found in the blood, other body fluids, or tissues. A high level of tumor marker may mean that a certain type of cancer is in the body. Examples of tumor markers include CA 125 (ovarian cancer), CA 15-3 (breast...
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7. elevated ca 19.9 tumor marker - Ovarian Cancer - MedHelp
CA 19-9 is a protein secreted by some pancreatic cancers and colon cancers.it is used to follow patients with a known diagnosis of these cancers to see if therapy is working.
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8. Candidate diagnostic markers and tumor suppressor... [World J Surg. 2008] - PubMed result
Candidate diagnostic markers and tumor suppressor genes for adrenocortical carcinoma by expression profile of genes on chromosome 11q13.
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9. BCSC Grants: Optimizing Breast Cancer Outcomes: BMI, Tumor Markers, and Quality of Care
The American Cancer Society awarded CHS a three-year grant for two observational studies of factors associated with breast cancer recurrence and death from breast cancer. One study concerns the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the ri...
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