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- Serum tumor markers can help diagnose certain cancers but often lack specificity and can produce false positives or negatives. - They are most useful for monitoring response to chemotherapy for germ cell tumors and ovarian cancer or detecting potentially resectable relapse. - Screening high-risk populations can create anxiety due to false positives and lead to unnecessary procedures while missing some early cancers. - Clinical judgement is important when tumor marker levels do not correspond to symp
- Author
- Rajat Nangia
- Language
- EN