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Cancer Detection
Tissue-specific marker mammaglobin may detect breast cancer metastasis
July 14th, 2005
Tissue-specific marker mammaglobin may detect breast cancer metastasis. According to recent research published in the British Journal of Cancer, "in cancer patients, the ability to detect disseminated tumor cells in peripheral blood or bone marrow could improve prognosis and consent both early detection of metastatic disease and monitoring of the efficacy of systemic therapy. These objectives remain elusive mainly due to the lack of specific genetic markers for solid tumors." "The use of surrogate tissue-specific markers can reduce the specificity of the assays and give rise to a clinically unacceptable false-positive rate. Mammaglobin (MAM)...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-07-14)
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