Cancer Biomarkers: The Promises and Challenges of Improving Detection and Treatment

Committee on Developing Biomarker-Based Tools for Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment,National Academy of Sciences

Cancer Biomarkers: The Promises and Challenges of Improving Detection and Treatment
Format
Paperback
Publisher
National Academies Press
Country
United States
Published
15 July 2007
Pages
252
ISBN
9780309103862

Cancer Biomarkers: The Promises and Challenges of Improving Detection and Treatment

Committee on Developing Biomarker-Based Tools for Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment,National Academy of Sciences

Many cancer patients are diagnosed at a stage in which the cancer is too far advanced to be cured, and most cancer treatments are effective in only a minority of patients undergoing therapy. Thus, there is tremendous opportunity to improve the outcome for people with cancer by enhancing detection and treatment approaches. Biomarkers will be instrumental in making that transition. Advances in biotechnology and genomics have given scientists new hope that biomarkers can be used to improve cancer screening and detection, to improve the drug development process, and to enhance the effectiveness and safety of cancer care by allowing physicians to tailor treatment for individual patients - an approach known as personalized medicine. However, progress overall has been slow, despite considerable effort and investment, and there are still many challenges and obstacles to overcome before this paradigm shift in oncology can become a reality.

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