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Are Tumor Marker Tests Applied Appropriately in Clinical Practice? A Healthcare Claims Data Analysis

Tumor markers (TM) are crucial in the monitoring of cancer treatment. However, inappropriate requests for screening reasons have a high risk of false positive and negative findings, which can lead to patient anxiety and unnecessary follow-up examinations. We aimed to assess the appropriateness of TM...

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Autores principales: Stollberg, Sabrina M., Näpflin, Markus, Nagler, Michael, Huber, Carola A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10648915/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37958275
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13213379