Friday, February 25, 2005

Saliva Testing for Head and Neck Cancer?

by Robert Preidt
'New discoveries in proteomics -- the study of proteins found in saliva and elsewhere throughout the body -- is bringing saliva testing within spitting distance of other much-used screens, such as blood or urine testing, the experts said.
Saliva and other oral fluids contain many of the same proteins and other molecules found in blood and urine that can reveal the presence of diseases, including head and neck cancers, the researchers noted.'
Read the FULL ARICLE at Forbes Health

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