International Journal of Biomedicine (Sep 2019)

Results of a Screening Study of Tumor Markers (REA, CA19-9, PSA, CA15-3) among the Population in South Yakutia

  • Ulyana D. Antipina,
  • Sardana V. Markova,
  • Natalia V. Borisova,
  • Sardana N. Alekseeva,
  • Irina Sh. Malogulova,
  • Tyuaara P. Sivtseva,
  • Vera N. Yadrikhinskaya,
  • Evgenia E. Yadrikhinskaya

DOI
https://doi.org/10.21103/Article9(3)_OA6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 3
pp. 220 – 222

Abstract

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Early cancer screening is the most effective way to reduce cancer mortality. The number of potentially viable tumor markers (TMs) is rapidly expanding and promises further improvement in sensitivity and specificity. The article presents the results of a population-based study of screening for the most common types of cancer in individuals living in South Yakutia.

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