Molecular Predictors in the Early Diagnosis of Oral Cancer

Abstract

Human beings are being subjected to a variety of disease processes, a majority of which can be cured. However, cancer remains an endangering disease that affects various body parts. Though cancers can be prevented by various therapeutic modalities, the patient survival and the prognosis are questionable, as they are detected at very late stages. The aim of improving the prognosis lies in an early detection of the cancer, which can be brought about by an analysis of the changes in the cellular biomolecules.

Keywords

• cancer
• molecular changes
• growth factors
• loss of heterozygosity
• telomerase
• tumor suppressor genes