Abstract
A number of laboratory tests have been used to diagnose cancer and for post-treatment follow-up of patients with cancer. The aims of these tests are; 1, evaluation of the biological characteristics of each cancer; 2, identification of micrometastases of cancer, for example to the lymph node, bone marrow and peripheral blood; 3, detection of patients at high risk for developing cancer. Cancer diagnosis and treatment should be improved by further developments in molecular biology and clinical chemistry, in the next century.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 125-133 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Japanese Journal of Clinical Chemistry |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 1 1997 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Clinical Biochemistry
