Friday, 8 March 2024

Biomarkers of Prostate Cancer – Screening, Diagnosis and Prognosis | Chapter 13 | Advancement and New Understanding in Medical Science Vol. 6

Nowadays, cancer has a major impact on society worldwide. In the India, number is increasing every year with lung, breast, colorectal/rectum, prostate, and stomach cancers having the highest number of incidences on a global scale. Prostate cancer has been observed to account for more than half of the total number of these cancer cases. Prostate cancer incidence increases steeply with age. Overall, cancer and the care of those who are diagnosed with cancer is a national expenditure costing high. The risk factors for prostate cancer include age, family history, ethnicity, diet, alcohol and smoking, high body weight and physical inactivity, medications, medical procedures, infections, endogenous hormones, and diabetes mellitus. Therefore, putting these together will provide a biological indicator of initiation, progression or spread or response to drug therapy regarding prostate cancer called prostate cancer biomarker. These biomarkers are important due to the ease of use as their levels can be elevated or depressed in response to cancer. In this chapter, we will discuss the biomarker that is helpful in screening, diagnosis and prognosis of prostate cancer.


Author(s) Details:

Jaswant Kaur,
Department of Biochemistry, Dr. S.S. Tantia Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Sriganganagar, Rajasthan, India.

Mohit Sharma,
7th Battalion Punjab Armed Police, Jalandhar Cantonment, Punjab, India.

Seema,
Department of Physiology, Dr. S.S. Tantia Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Sriganganagar, Rajasthan, India.

Rajinder Singh Ahi,
Department of Biochemistry, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot (Punjab), India.

Mridula Mittal,
Department of Physiology, Adesh Medical College, Bathinda, Punjab, India.

Tejinder Singh,
Department of Biochemistry, GMC, Amritsar, Punjab, India.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/ANUMS-V6/article/view/13364

No comments:

Post a Comment