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Serum tumour markers in lung cancer: history, biology and clinical applications
1 Jan 1994
Abstract excerpt
The association of biological markers with cancer has been recognized for many decades. Current interest in markers for cancer arose in the mid 1960s, with the discoveries of alpha-fetoprotein and carcinoembryonic antigen. They were called oncofetal proteins, because of their presence in high concentrations during embryonic development, their virtual disappearance in the neonatal period, and their reappearance...
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