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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454205203321

Titolo

Cancer biomarkers [[electronic resource] ] : the promises and challenges of improving detection and treatment  / / Committee on Developing Biomarker-Based Tools for Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies ; Sharyl J. Nass and Harold L. Moses, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2007

ISBN

0-309-13399-8

1-280-84433-7

9786610844333

0-309-66711-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (252 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

NassSharyl J

MosesHarold L

Disciplina

616.99/4075

Soggetti

Tumor markers

Cancer - Diagnosis

Cancer - Treatment

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Boxes, Figure, and Tables""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Methods, Tools, and Resources Needed to Discover and Develop Biomarkers""; ""3 Guidelines, Standards, Oversight, and Incentives Needed for Biomarker Development""; ""4 Methods and Process Needed for Clinical Adoption and Evaluation of Biomarker-Based Diagnostics""; ""Acronyms and Glossary""

""Appendix: Developing Biomarker-Based Tools for Cancer Screening, Diagnosis,and Treatment: The State of the Science, Evaluation, Implementation, and Economics, Workshop Summary--Margie Patlak and Sharyl Nass, Rapporteurs""