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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-5-15
pubmed:abstractText
Two markers used to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer were examined in the saliva of a cohort of 135 healthy women. The investigators detected the presence of cancer antigen 15-3 (CA 15-3) and c-erbB-2 in the saliva sampled from the 135 women. The marker concentrations for CA 15-3 and c-erbB-2 were also evaluated and compared in terms of tobacco usage, menopausal status, estrogen usage, systemic diseases, prescription medications, race, and age. The results of the study showed no association between the aforementioned variables and salivary marker concentrations. The results of this study establish a baseline for measuring the biomarkers in the saliva of women with no evidence of malignant disease and add further support to the notion that salivary concentrations of CA 15-3 and c-erbB-2 may be useful in the detection of breast cancer and/or the post operative follow-up of patients being treated for carcinoma of the breast.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1432-6981
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
138-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10803125-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:10803125-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10803125-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10803125-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:10803125-Analysis of Variance, pubmed-meshheading:10803125-Breast Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:10803125-Cohort Studies, pubmed-meshheading:10803125-Confounding Factors (Epidemiology), pubmed-meshheading:10803125-False Positive Reactions, pubmed-meshheading:10803125-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10803125-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10803125-Immunoassay, pubmed-meshheading:10803125-Linear Models, pubmed-meshheading:10803125-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10803125-Mucin-1, pubmed-meshheading:10803125-Neoplasm Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10803125-Receptor, erbB-2, pubmed-meshheading:10803125-Reference Values, pubmed-meshheading:10803125-Salivary Proteins and Peptides, pubmed-meshheading:10803125-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:10803125-Statistics, Nonparametric, pubmed-meshheading:10803125-Tumor Markers, Biological
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
CA 15-3 and c-erbB-2 presence in the saliva of women.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Research, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Dentistry, Jackson 39216-4505, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.