Biology:Molecular risk assessment

Molecular risk assessment
Medical diagnostics
Purpose	estimate a person risk of getting cancer

Molecular risk assessment is a procedure in which biomarkers (for example, biological molecules or changes in tumor cell DNA) are used to estimate a person's risk for developing cancer. Specific biomarkers may be linked to particular types of cancer.

Sources

 This article incorporates public domain material from the U.S. National Cancer Institute document "Dictionary of Cancer Terms".

External links

• Molecular risk assessment entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms