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(Contemporary Biomedicine.) Edited by Carleton T. Garrett and Stewart Sell. 484 pp. Totowa, N.J., Humana Press, 1995. $125. ISBN 0-89603-210-8.

The field of tumor markers is fast-moving and littered with hopefuls and might-have-beens. Only a handful of markers have passed successfully from study in the basic laboratory to common clinical use. Earlier studies dealt predominantly with protein markers, but new genetic markers are now emerging because of large recent gains in understanding the genetic progression of many common neoplasms. There is a great need to identify new markers that will be useful for early detection and estimation of prognosis.

In this book the editors have tried to develop a comprehensive catalogue of tumor markers in many types of cancers. This . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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