Abstract

Human oral cancer is a major cause of mortality in the third world countries, comprising of 40-50% of all malignancies in several parts of India and South East Asia. Tumour markers are substances that can be found in the body when cancer is present. They are usually found in the blood or urine. They can be products of cancer cells or of the body in response to cancer. Present paper is an attempt to discuss the utility and potentiality of various tumour markers in order to detect oral squamous cell carcinoma

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