A tumor marker for pancreatic cancer helps healthcare professionals detect, diagnose, or treat it. However, a person can have high tumor marker levels without having cancer. Tumor markers are ...

Metastatic prostate cancer is currently associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. In addition, patients respond very differently to standard treatments such as hormone therapy or radiation ...

Tumor marker levels can be elevated in people with benign conditions. Tumor marker levels are not elevated in every person with cancer-especially in the early stages of the disease. Many tumor markers ...

Alongside high tumor marker levels, stage 3 testicular cancer has either spread to distant areas or nearby lymph nodes. The most common treatment options are surgery and chemotherapy. Stage 3 ...

When Ginny Mason was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer in 1994, she never once heard the word “biomarker.” “Back then, all you got was ER and PR [the estrogen receptor and progesterone ...

Researchers in Japan have developed a predictive model that could improve treatment decisions for advanced pancreatic cancer patients. By combining tumor marker readings with patients' genetic ...

A 69 year old female patient with cancer in the head (widest part) of the pancreas spreading to a major abdominal artery (left image). After combined chemotherapy and radiation treatment, the tumor ...

Blood tests are the most common way for health professionals to detect and diagnose a range of medical conditions. But can it ...

Stage 0 testicular cancer is limited to the small tubes inside your testicles that produce sperm. It hasn’t spread to nearby or distant organs or caused an increase in tumor markers in your blood.

If you’re feeling worn out or have suddenly lost some weight, your doctor might send you for a blood test. Blood tests are a common way health-care professionals detect, diagnose, and monitor a range ...