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Oral cancer diagnosis by mechanical phenotyping.
Cancer research - 1 Mar 2009
Remmerbach Torsten W, Wottawah Falk, Dietrich Julia, Lincoln Bryan, Wittekind Christian, Guck Jochen
Abstract excerpt
Oral squamous cell carcinomas are among the 10 most common cancers and have a 50% lethality rate after 5 years. Despite easy access to the oral cavity for cancer screening, the main limitations to successful treatment are uncertain prognostic criteria for (pre-)malignant lesions. Identifying a functional cellular marker may represent a significant improvement for diagnosis and treatment. Toward this goal,...
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