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Biomarkers in Health and Disease: Cancer What More Is There to Know?

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A cancer biomarker is a substance that indicates the presence of cancer. It could be secreted by a tumor or result from a specific response to the cancer. Genetic, epigenetic, proteomic, glycomic, and imaging biomarkers can be used for cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and epidemiology. This chapter outlines the sources of the most up-to-date information on the regulatory bodies, journals on biomarkers, journals on cancer, professional bodies, books, emerging techniques and platforms, and websites that are relevant to an evidence-based use of biomarkers in health and disease.

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We would like to thank the following authors for contributing to the development of this resource (Carnero A, Clarke S, De Rossi A, Diakos C, Noh D-Y, Schraml PH, Takenaka S, Wonshik H, Yi L).

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  1. Department of General Medicine and Intensive Care, John Radcliffe Hospital, OX3 9DU, Oxford, UK

    Rajkumar Rajendram

  2. School of Medicine, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK

    Roshanna Rajendram

  3. School of Life Sciences, Department of Biomedical Science, University of Westminister, 115 New Cavendish Street, W1W 6UW, London, UK

    Vinood B. Patel

  4. Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences Research Division, School of Medicine, King’s College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, SE1 8WA, London, UK

    Rajkumar Rajendram & Victor R. Preedy

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    Victor R. Preedy

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Rajendram, R., Rajendram, R., Patel, V.B., Preedy, V.R. (2014). Biomarkers in Health and Disease: Cancer What More Is There to Know?. In: Preedy, V., Patel, V. (eds) Biomarkers in Cancer. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7744-6_47-1

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