Molecular risk assessment
Molecular risk assessment is a procedure in which biomarkers (for example, biological molecules or changes in tumor cell DNA) are used to estimate a person's risk for developing cancer. Specific biomarkers may be linked to particular types of cancer.
| Molecular risk assessment | |
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| Purpose | estimate a person risk of getting cancer |
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