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Abstract
This paper reviews the specificity of tumor markers recently introduced in clinical use, namely CA 19-9, CA 125, CA 15-3, CA 50 and SCC antigen. It appears that a large number of either biological conditions (age, sex, pregnancy, menstruation etc.), intoxication (smoking and alcohol addictions) or various non-malignant diseases do affect the serum levels of tumor markers. These data are of practical use in the interpretation of tumor marker determinations in the follow-up of cancer patients.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 2458261 DOI: 10.1016/0277-5379(88)90113-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Cancer Clin Oncol ISSN: 0277-5379