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Abstract
Cancer biomarkers may be used for prevention (identification of patients at high risk for cancer), estimating prognosis and/or repsonse to conventional chemotherapies, or guide the use of specific targeted therapies. This overview provides examples in each category for gastrointestinal cancers and reviews current concepts in personalized medicine.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22744640 PMCID: PMC3761351 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-012-1949-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Gastrointest Surg ISSN: 1091-255X Impact factor: 3.452