A pilot study to profile salivary angiogenic factors to detect head and neck cancers

Abstract Background Early diagnosis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCCs) is an appealing way to increase survival rates in these patients as well as to improve quality of life post-surgery. Angiogenesis is a hallmark of tumor initiation and progression. We have investigated a panel of a...

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Main Authors: L. van der Merwe, Y. Wan, H. J. Cheong, C. Perry, C. Punyadeera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4656-3