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Sir, Is there any Test other than Biopsy to know of presence of CANCER.(1) What is AFP (Alpha Fetoprotein) Tumor Marker Serum Blood Test. (2) What is CANCER MARKER. How it is done.
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Tumour marker can be usually proteins and are directly produced by the tumour or non Tumour cells and is only used for screening or for prognosis and is not the sole criteria for diagnosis
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