Doctors often monitor tumor markers in the blood to help diagnose and treat liver cancer. Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is the most common tumor marker that doctors monitor. Tumor markers, also called ...

Association of punctate TAK1 expression with mortality in patients with microsatellite-stable colorectal cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2023 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.

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 ...

Trends and disparities in hospice care utilization in testicular cancer in the United States of America from 2003 to 2020: Analysis of CDC WONDER database. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the ...

Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is the most common form of lung cancer, accounting for nearly half of cases. Many patients are ...

Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) is a rare a neuroendocrine tumor that arises from the parafollicular C cells of the thyroid, which are neural crest derivatives and produce calcitonin and ...

Identifying biomarkers that simultaneously reflect inflammation and coagulation status is crucial for early prediction and prevention of VTE in high-risk populations.

The search for cancer biomarkers has proven to be a long, frustrating, and mainly fruitless exercise. Despite the substantial investment, no new markers suitable for large-scale screening protocols ...

Study reveals no significant differences by race/ethnicity or sex. (HealthDay News) — Slightly higher levels of cardiac biomarkers may predict an increased risk for incident cancer, according to a ...