An AFP tumor marker test checks the level of this protein. A higher AFP level doesn't always mean you have a health problem. Some people simply have more AFP than is typical. AFP tests can also ...

Doctors often monitor tumor markers in the blood to help diagnose and treat liver cancer. Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is the most common tumor marker that doctors monitor. Tumor markers, also called ...

Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2008;8(5):579-585. Quite a few tumor markers (CEA, CA 19-9, AFP, SCC, CA 72-4.) have already been established in diagnosis and/or surveillance of malignant diseases of the GI ...

Teratoma does not secrete AFP or hCG. An understanding of serum tumor markers is instrumental in the diagnosis and management of male GCTs. This Review will provide a detailed discussion of each ...

Popular television actress Dipika Kakar, known for her roles in Indian daily soaps and reality television shows, has recently ...

Yolk sac tumors occur at both gonadal and extra-gonadal sites. A recent case of ovarian endometrioid-pattern yolk sac tumor with strong diffuse expression of TTF-1 illustrated the potential for ...

Ovarian cancer tumor markers are proteins that cancer cells produce. Healthcare professionals can test tumor marker levels in a person’s bloodstream and use them alongside imaging and biopsy ...

Doctors use tumor marker blood tests to support a testicular cancer diagnosis, but they’re not enough to diagnose testicular cancer by themselves. Elevated alpha-fetoprotein and beta-HCG can ...