Expert opinion on medical diagnostics

INTRODUCTION: There is a need to improve the diagnosis and prognosis of ovarian carcinoma, particularly the serous type of cancer. Mesothelin and HE4 are two novel biomarkers which are expressed in serous ovarian carcinoma and can be measur…

BACKGROUND: Plasma tumor biomarkers are widely used clinically for monitoring response to therapy and detecting cancer recurrence. However, only a limited number of them have been effectively used for the early detection of cancer. OBJECTIV…

BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of endometriosis is surgical through laparoscopy, which is invasive, costly and associated with potential complications. OBJECTIVES: A non-invasive test for diagnosis of endometriosis will focus the use of laparoscopy…