TUMOR-MARKERS - AN UPDATE

Authors
PAMIES RJ CRAWFORD DR
Citation
Rj. Pamies et Dr. Crawford, TUMOR-MARKERS - AN UPDATE, The Medical clinics of North America, 80(1), 1996, pp. 185
Citations number
81
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
The Medical clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
00257125
Volume
80
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-7125(1996)80:1<185:T-AU>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Cancer remains the second leading cause of death in developed countrie s, and the incidence of certain tumors is increasing despite emphasis on prevention and screening. Tumor markers are biologic or biochemical substances that are produced by tumor cells and then secreted into th e circulation in delectable amounts. This article covers some of the m ore common tumor markers currently being utilized for diagnostic and p rognostic purposes.