METHODS AND KITS FOR DIAGNOSING CANCER

摘要

Methods and kits for diagnosing cancer in a subject is disclosed. The method comprises determining a level and/or activity of at least one saliva secreted marker in a saliva sample of the subject wherein an alteration in said marker with respect to an unaffected saliva sample is indicative of the cancer, with the proviso that the saliva secreted marker is not circulatory carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA).