Helene Lindfors, Ph.D. Student at the Endocrine Surgery research group, the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, ...

Black Americans face higher rates and lower survival. Research explores biological, social factors, and disparities.

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Tumor marker blood tests may help inform various aspects of cancer care, including diagnosis, staging, treatment planning, and outlook. However, they’re often not the only diagnostic tests used.

However, tumor marker tests aren’t the only tools they’ll use in cancer care. Other testing techniques will help provide a more comprehensive look at your type of cancer. Regular cells may ...

Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2008;8(5):579-585. Quite a few tumor markers (CEA, CA 19-9, AFP, SCC, CA 72-4.) have already been established in diagnosis and/or surveillance of malignant diseases of the GI ...

The AFP is refusing to comment on the sudden departure of one of its most senior figures. AFP employees were notified of Assistant Commissioner Doug Boudry's sudden departure just months after ...

This result suggests a higher sensitivity of serum AFP as a tumor marker when used in patients with HBV, but maybe less so in screening patients with HCV for cancer.

Portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT) is a frequent complication and remains ... Our previous study showed that pre-transplant AFP level and 18 F-FDG standard uptake value (SUV max) were independent risk ...

Blood tests will include liver function tests to determine how well the liver is working and screening for alpha-fetoprotein, a tumor marker frequently associated with liver cancer. A liver biopsy may ...