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Cancer Prognostics
Biomarkers isolated from saliva successfully predict oral and breast cancer
May 12th, 2005
Screening for breast cancer and the early detection of other tumors one day may be as simple as spitting into a collection tube or cup, according to recent studies by University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) researchers. They reported results of one early study based on a risk model showing that genetic biomarkers isolated in saliva predicted oral squamous cell carcinoma in about 9 of 10 cases. The data were presented at the 96th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research. A recent study by this group, published in Clinical Cancer Research, disclosed similar predictive powers for head and neck cancers. "These results...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-05-12)
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