A Clinician’s Guide to Understanding Tumor Markers
A definitive clinical guide to tumor markers. Learn the 4 roles, the ‘trend-over-value’ rule, and the practical, guideline-based use of PSA, CEA, AFP, and more.
A definitive clinical guide to tumor markers. Learn the 4 roles, the ‘trend-over-value’ rule, and the practical, guideline-based use of PSA, CEA, AFP, and more.
By Dr. Avinash Deo, Medical Oncologist September 13, 2025 A Story That Changed My Perspective Many years ago, I met a worried friend in the ICU of a prominent Mumbai hospital where I was seeing a patient. On asking why she was there, she told me her father was admitted with septic shock following a…