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this is a good piece of advice trevor, many thanks, joseph
 
Subject: RE: tumour marker screens
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 09:04:18 +1300
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Hi Joseph
 
Don't forget to include heterophilic antibody interference which will lead on to unnecessary follow up and anxiety of some patients undergoing a tumour marker screen. 
 
cheers
 
Trevor
 
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Trevor Walmsley,
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Canterbury Health Labs, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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From: Clinical biochemistry discussion list on behalf of Joseph WATINE
Sent: Sat 6/02/2010 5:33 a.m.
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Subject: tumour marker screens

I am preparing a talk entitled "benefits and risks of tumour markers measurements" and I would like to use as an example of request where the balance between benefits and harms is likely to bend towards harms the example of "tumour marker screen" where several markers are requested for patients with rather non-specific symptoms
 
does anyone know of published guidelines where experts recommended against such "tumour marker screens"?
 
many thanks in advance,

Dr Joseph Watine, PH, AIHP, PharmD, AAHU, EurClinChem
Laboratoire de Biologie Polyvalente
Centre Hospitalier Général
12027 Rodez Cedex 9
France

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