New Screening Test Improves Detection of Prostate Cancer Using Circulating Tumor Cells and Prostate-Specific Markers
The current screening-test for prostate cancer, affecting 10% of men worldwide, has a high false negative rate and a low true positive rate. A more reliable screening test is needed. Circulating-Tumor-Cells (CTC) provide a biomarker for early carcinogenesis, cancer progression and treatment effectiv...
Main Authors: | Karin Ried, Tasnuva Tamanna, Sonja Matthews, Peter Eng, Avni Sali |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-04-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Oncology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2020.00582/full |
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