A teszt bizonyos máj-, here- és petefészekrák típusok felismerését és kezelésének nyomon követését segíti.
Amennyiben az Ön kezelőorvosának nagy a gyanúja arra, hogy Ön máj-, here-, vagy petefészekrákban szenved; az említett rákféleségek kezelése alatti és utáni időszakokban; amennyiben Ön daganatra hajlamosító betegségben, úgy mint krónikus hepatitiszben vagy cirrózisban szenved.
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