Cancer Biomarkers

Presents research data from across the globe in the study of cancer biomarkers, including oral cancer biomarkers through a cell cycle perspective; molecular markers of infectious agents to detect cancer; protein isoforms; bioinformatics analysis of gene networks involved in genomic stability and cancer; and, more. The anticipation of biological and clinical utility of biomarkers has attracted important interest. Significant molecular biomarkers for cancers have applications for establishing disease predisposition, early detection, cancer staging, therapy selection, identifying whether or not a cancer is metastatic, therapy monitoring, assessing prognosis, and advances in the adjuvant setting. This book presents current research data from across the globe in the study of cancer biomarkers, including oral cancer biomarkers through a cell cycle perspective; molecular markers of infectious agents to detect cancer; protein isoforms; bioinformatics analysis of gene networks involved in genomic stability and cancer; comet assay in human biomonitoring; metabolomics; and, immunoelectrophoresis to detect immunoglobins of myeloma patients. Contents Preface Oral Cancer: Biomarkers, Hallmarks, Stem Cell Origin & Clinical Implications Molecular Signatures of Infectious Agents: Application in Human Cancer Control Protein Isoforms & their Special Role as Cancer Biomarkers Bioinformatics Analysis of Gene Networks Involved in Genomic Stability & Cancer Comet Assay in Human Biomonitoring as Reasonably Reliable Cancer Predictor in Epidemiology Cytokeratin 20 by Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction as a Marker of Tumor Cells in Peripheral Venous & Mesenteric Blood of Colorectal Cancer Patients Metabolomics: A New Paradigm for Cancer Biomarker Discovery Clinical Usefulness of a Modified Imunoelectrophoresis Method for Detection of Myeloma Immunoglobulins Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptor as a Biomarker for Breast Cancer Liver Cancer Biomarkers Index.