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CANCER SERUM [3 records]

Record 1 2010-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
DEF

An investigation in which the level of the factor being studied in a population is deliberately changed in order to test a hypothesis, typically involving a human population.

OBS

Intervention study is used mainly of human populations, experimental study of animal population tissue cultures.

OBS

Serum cholesterol levels and cancer mortality in 361662 men screened for the multiple risk factor intervention trial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
CONT

Un essai sur le terrain (dans la population extra-hospitalière) a plusieurs pré-requis : l'incidence de la maladie doit être élevée dans la communauté expérimentale. En d'autres termes, l'agent pathogène doit être présent, circuler dans la population et y provoquer une manifestation appropriée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Epidemiología
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Record 2 2004-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
  • Cancers and Oncology
CONT

In order to ascertain the clinical usefulness of CA 19-9 in detecting pancreatic cancer in comparison with CEA, and to verify the influence of age and liver dysfunction on serum levels of these two antigens, erum CA 19-9 and CEA were assessed... [Source : BIOSIS]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
  • Cancers et oncologie
CONT

Nous nous sommes d'abord intéressés au CA 19-9 en tant que marqueur tumoral digestif en général. Les résultats de ce travail montrent la bonne valeur du CA 19-9 en tant que marqueur tumoral pancréatique contrastant avec son intérêt plus limité en tant que marqueur tumoral digestif en général. [Source : Gastro-entérologie clinique et biologique, 1986, vol. 10, pp. 208-210.]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inmunología
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
DEF

Marcador tumoral que se encuentra en la sangre.

OBS

La presencia de altos niveles de esta sustancia puede indicar la existencia de cáncer de pácreas, estómago o colon.

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Pharmacology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Pharmacologie

Spanish

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