Tumor markers in prostate cancer I: Blood-based markers
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Tumoral Markers in Prostate Cancer
In Mexico, in 70% of cases, the prostate cancer (PCa) is found in advanced stage. PCa currently occupies second place in frequency of cancer in men, surpassed only by skin cancer, and is the second principal cause of death in men after of lung cancer (Hall et al., 2005). Reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as superoxide (O2 −) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) are found in a large number of tumors a...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Acta Oncologica
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0284-186X,1651-226X
DOI: 10.3109/0284186x.2010.542174