Lung Cancer Biomarker Discovery Raises Hopes for Early Detection

Scientists in Japan report that they have found high levels of cytoskeleton-associated protein 4 (CKAP4) in the blood of patients with lung cancer. In a study (“ Cytoskeleton-Associated Protein 4 Is a Novel Serodiagnostic Marker for Lung Cancer ”) in  The American Journal of Pathology , CKAP4 levels were significantly higher in patients with lung cancer than in healthy individuals. The researchers also determined that CKAP4 levels are already elevated in the blood of p