Tumor Marker Protocols
. Ed(S): Hanausek, Margaret; Walaszek, Zbigniew
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Paperback. Editor(s): Hanausek, Margaret; Walaszek, Zbigniew. Series: Methods in Molecular Medicine. Num Pages: 500 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 751.
The development of cancer is a slow process and it very often takes a number of years before a tumor becomes clinically evident. No current te- nique is sensitive and specific enough to detect tumors at their earliest stage, i. e. , when the tumor is smaller than one billion cells. Consequently, the d- ease is usually diagnosed in an advanced state, very often when it is already beyond the reach of therapeutic strategies. This is the main stumbling block to the secondary prevention that would reduce cancer mortality. There is hope, however, because in the last decade we have ... Read more
The development of cancer is a slow process and it very often takes a number of years before a tumor becomes clinically evident. No current te- nique is sensitive and specific enough to detect tumors at their earliest stage, i. e. , when the tumor is smaller than one billion cells. Consequently, the d- ease is usually diagnosed in an advanced state, very often when it is already beyond the reach of therapeutic strategies. This is the main stumbling block to the secondary prevention that would reduce cancer mortality. There is hope, however, because in the last decade we have ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
Series
Methods in Molecular Medicine
Number of Pages
500
Place of Publication
Totowa, NJ, United States
ISBN
9781617370199
SKU
V9781617370199
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