The search for cancer biomarkers has proven to be a long, frustrating, and mainly fruitless exercise. Despite the substantial investment, no new markers suitable for large-scale screening protocols ...

In many cancer clinical trials, researchers determine success by whether a tumor shrinks or stops growing for a period.

Over a 1-year period, the mean number of any individual test per patient was seven tests, and the maximum number was 35 tests; the mean number of total tests per patient was 12 tests, and the maximum ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a potential new way to monitor the progression of high-grade gliomas, one of the most aggressive types of brain cancer. Their feasibility study suggests that a ...

Alongside high tumor marker levels, stage 3 testicular cancer has either spread to distant areas or nearby lymph nodes. The most common treatment options are surgery and chemotherapy. Stage 3 ...

While we're still learning how to best treat cancer, doctors have gotten better at spotting it in its earliest stage. That's thanks to specific cancer markers—cells that often appear when invasive ...