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Multiple Testing with Cancer Markers

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Serological Cancer Markers

Part of the book series: Contemporary Biomedicine ((CB,volume 11))

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The exponentially growing interest in cancer markers (Sell, 1990) requires an organized approach to establish their true practical usefulness for the entire society. This includes medical, social, economical, and humanitarian aspects. Unless powerful statistical methods can be applied for converting cancer marker laboratory data into clinically meaningful answers, the measurements generated may raise more interpretational problems than they solve.

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Pohl, A.L. (1992). Multiple Testing with Cancer Markers. In: Sell, S. (eds) Serological Cancer Markers. Contemporary Biomedicine, vol 11. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0401-5_23

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0401-5_23

  • Publisher Name: Humana Press, Totowa, NJ

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