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Confounding Factors to Thyroglobulin Interpretation

4/17/2012 8:29 AM | Comments (0) Recommend (1,134)

By Alicia Algeciras-Schimnich, PhD
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​Serum thyroglobulin (Tg) measurement is used in the follow-up of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer following total thyroidectomy and radioactive iodine ablation. In athyrotic patients, thyroglobulin is an excellent tumor marker because it is produced exclusively by the follicular cells o...(Read More)
Posted at 4/17/2012 8:29 AM | Tags: Instrumentation/Technology | Cancer and Tumor Markers | Diabetes/Endocrinology
Prostate Cancer: To Screen or Not to Screen

11/22/2011 6:57 AM | Comments (3) Recommend (805)

By D. Robert Dufour, MD, FACB
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On October 11, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued a draft of updated recommendations relating to screening for prostate cancer with PSA, in which they made a recommendation not to screen for prostate cancer using PSA (grade D recommendations, moderate or high certainty that the...(Read More)
Posted at 11/22/2011 6:57 AM | Tags: Cancer and Tumor Markers
Evaluation of Multiple Myeloma

10/18/2011 8:19 AM | Comments (1) Recommend (829)

By Joshua Bornhorst, PhD
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Multiple myeloma is a malignant neoplasm, usually involving a single clone of plasma cells, which produce immunoglobulins of uniform structure (Most commonly IgG, but all other immunoglobulin chains are also represented).  This disorder usually strikes individuals 60 years of age or older, but can ...(Read More)
Posted at 10/18/2011 8:19 AM | Tags: Cancer and Tumor Markers
Has Quantitative Measurement of Fecal Hemoglobin Concentration Come of Age?

8/23/2011 8:06 AM | Comments (0) Recommend (974)

By Callum Fraser, PhD
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Screening the asymptomatic population for significant colorectal neoplasia, that is, cancer and advanced adenomatous polyps (sometimes called high-risk or significant), has generated significant interest over recent years with national or regional pilots or programs being set up in all over the wor...(Read More)
Posted at 8/23/2011 8:06 AM | Tags: Cancer and Tumor Markers