Plasma DNA level is a reliable marker of recurrent esophageal cancer, study finds

Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 19:21 in Health & Medicine

New research published in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows elevated plasma DNA is a reliable marker of recurrent esophageal cancer. The study also suggests that plasma DNA levels rise before clinical evidence of cancer recurrence in the majority of patients.

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