CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, Vol 11, 8-12, Copyright
© 1961 by American Cancer Society
Possible Diagnostic Implications in Cancer Research
Raymond F. Kaiser M.D.1
1 Chief, Diagnostic Research Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Bethesda 14, Md.
Although the majority of cancer tests which have been proposed and evaluated so far have not been found sensitive and specific enough for clinical use, the possibility of development of such tests seems hopeful. It is suggested that an open-minded attitude be maintained by those interested in the cancer problem since knowledge currently being accumulated in the several approaches commented on in this paper appears to hold real potential for contributing to improved cancer diagnosis in human beings. The cancer diagnostic field is one of intense interest and worthy of special effort.