Table of Contents:

1. General Considerations in the Use and Application of Laboratory Tests for the Evaluation of Cancer
Nakamura, Robert M.; Grody, Wayne W.
pp. 003-014

2. New Insights and Future Advances in Cancer Diagnostics: Limitations of Conventional Tumor Markers
Kasahara, Yasushi; Tsukada, Yutaka
pp. 015-026

3. The Changing Role of the Pathologist in the Management of the Cancer Patient
Nagle, Raymond B.
pp. 027-032

4. Types of Circulating Tumor Markers and Their Clinical Applications
Wu, James T.
pp. 035-052

5. Identification of Risk Factors for Early Neoplasm
Wu, James T.
pp. 053-064

6. Emerging Circulating Tumor Markers
Wu, James T.
pp. 065-084

7. Prostate Cancer Markers: From Discovery to the Clinic
Finlay, Judith A.; Mikolajczyk, Stephen D.; Pribyl, Thomas M.; Wallace, R. Bruce; Rittenhouse, Harry G.
pp. 085-128

8. Serum Tumor Marker Test Profile in Testicular Germ-Cell Tumors
Liu, Frank J.; Nakamura, Robert M.; Tseng, C. Howard; Liu, Kevin S.
pp. 129-168

9. Autoantibodies, Autoimmunity, and Cancers: Markers for Identification of Early Stages of Tumors
Nakamura, Robert M.; Tan, Eng M.
pp. 169-182

10. MHC Tetramers: A Tool for Direct Ex Vivo Detection and Enumeration of Tumor-Specific Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes
Chang, Jennie; Kos, Ferdynand; Nugent, Charles T.; Kuus-Reichel, Kristine
pp. 185-198

11. New Applications of Flow Cytometry in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy
Song, Sophie; Naeim, Faramarz
pp. 199-232

12. Molecular Diagnostics in Neoplastic Hematopathology
Arber, Daniel A.
pp. 233-260

13. HER2 and Topoisomerase IIa in Breast Carcinoma
Bloom, Kenneth J.
pp. 261-284

14. Study of Sentinel Lymph Nodes in the Staging of Malignant Neoplasms
Roberts, Alice A.; Cochran, Alistair J.
pp. 285-306

15. A Marker for Early Diagnosis of Lung Cancer: The Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein A2/B1 (hnRNP A2/B1)
Tauler, Jordi; Martínez, Alfredo; Mulshine, James L.
pp. 307-322

16. Molecular Techniques in Cancer Diagnosis and Management
Ross, Jeffrey S.; Gray, Karen; Mosher, Rebecca; Stec, James
pp. 325-360

17. DNA Repair Defects in Cancer
Reliene, Ramune; Schiestl, Robert H.
pp. 361-378

18. Chromosomal and Molecular Cytogenetic Assays for Evaluation of Human Tumors
Hu, Peter C.; Hopwood, Vicki L.; Glassman, Armand B.
pp. 379-394

19. Microsatellite Alterations as Diagnostic and Prognostic Molecular Markers in Patients With Cancer
Taback, Bret; Hoon, Dave S. B.
pp. 395-428

20. Recent Advances in Molecular Classification and Prognosis of Colorectal Cancer
Wu, Tsung-Teh; Rashid, Asif
pp. 429-452

21. Genetic Counseling for Hereditary Cancer Predisposition Testing
Seldon, Joyce L.; Ganz, Patricia A.
pp. 453-472

22. Diagnosis of Ataxia-Telangiectasia: ATM Mutations Associated With Cancer
Mitsui, Midori; Nahas, Shareef A.; Chun, Helen H.; Gatti, Richard A.
pp. 473-488