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Bookmark or Share- Biomarker Testing for Cancer Treatment - NCIBiomarker testing, also called tumor testing, tumor profiling, or tumor genetic testing, finds changes in your cancer that could help your doctor choose a cancer treatment for you.
- Definition of tumor marker - NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsA substance found in tissue, blood, bone marrow, or other body fluids that may be a sign of cancer or certain benign (noncancer) conditions. Many tumor markers are proteins made by both normal cells and cancer cells, but they are made in higher amounts by cancer cells.
- Tests and Procedures Used to Diagnose Cancer - NCITumor marker tests. What they do: Tests for tumor markers measure substances that are produced by cancer cells or other cells of the body in response to cancer. Most tumor markers are made by both normal cells and cancer cells. But they are produced at much higher levels by cancer cells.
- Tumor Marker Tests in Common Use - NCI - National Cancer InstituteA list of tumor marker tests that are in common use, mainly to direct treatment or for testing in blood to help make a diagnosis of cancer.
- Tumor Markers - SEER TrainingTumor Markers. No tumor marker is of value in diagnosing melanoma of the skin and there are no markers used to detect for advanced disease. However, there are some promising markers currently being studied: TA-90. TA-90 is a tumor-associated antigen first identified in the urine and sera of patients with metastatic melanoma.
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