Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi and ESIC Joka, Kolkata, India
Research Article
Recent Research on Tumor Markers
Author(s): Nabaneeta Mahata*
Background and Objectives: Tumor markers are burgeoning concept in the
healthcare industry. It has not been fool proof in that their levels may fluctuate
with time, may not rise consistently in all cancers, may be present in considerable
amount in non-cancer patients, standardization has not been done. But their
ease of assay with ELISA and chemiluminescence immunoassay techniques with
just a blood sample collected in the clot activator vacationer, allowed to clot and
the tube centrifuged to separate the serum and cells, and the serum is analysed
using Beckman coulter Access 2 auto analyzer. It is convenient, time saving, cost
effective, and large number of patient samples can be processed in a short time. It
gives valuable information about the screening, diagnoses, prognosis, monitoring,
surveillance, and progression of cancer in all st.. View More»