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Recent advances in the molecular diagnosis of lung cancer

Oncogene volume 21, pages 6960–6969 (2002)Cite this article

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Despite extensive effort in improvement of diagnosis and treatment of patients with lung cancer in past three decades, the overall survival of patients with the disease remains dismal. Because the development of lung cancer takes a few decades, early diagnosis of the disease or identification of truly high-risk populations may provide us opportunity to successfully cure or prevent the disease. Recent advances in understanding biological basis of lung tumorigenesis provide new tools for detecting malignant cells or the process of malignant transformation and progression. Along with identification of molecular abnormalities in the early lung tumorigenesis, advanced molecular analytic technologies have been emerged, which may facilitate development of rapid and effective methods for early diagnosis and risk assessment. Here, I discuss recent progresses in understanding of early molecular abnormalities in lung cancer, efforts of translating laboratory findings to clinical tests, and prospective of biomarkers in lung cancer diagnosis and risk assessment.

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