A Cancer Marker is a substance found in tissue, blood, bone marrow, or other body fluids that may be a sign of cancer or certain benign (noncancer) conditions that provides information about a cancer.

Changes in tumor tissue such as gene mutations and patterns are also being used as tumor markers. Thus, it may be used with other tests to help diagnose cancer as well as used to help plan treatment, assessing possible prognosis and to find out how well treatment is working.

Listed below are cancer markers that are in common use, mainly to diagnose cancer and to determine cancer treatment. New cancer markers frequently become available and may not be reflected on this list.

TYPES OF CANCER MARKER

• Colorectal Cancer (CEA)
• Pancreatic and Biliary Tract Cancers (CA 19.9)
• Breast Cancer (CA 15.3)
• Ovarian Cancer (CA 125)
• Prostate Cancer (PSA)
• Nasopharyngeal (NPC / EBV)
• Liver (AFP)
• Nonseminomatous Germ Cells Cancers
• Gestational Trophoblastic Disease (ß-HCG)

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