Bogdan Adrian Buhas, Valentin Toma, Jean-Baptiste Beauval, Iulia Andras, Răzvan Couți, Lucia Ana-Maria Muntean, Radu-Tudor Coman, Teodor Andrei Maghiar, Rareș-Ionuț Știufiuc, Constantin Mihai Lucaciu, Nicolae Crisan
The advent of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) has enabled the exploration and detection of small molecules, particularly in biological fluids such as serum, blood plasma, urine, saliva, and tears. SERS has been proposed as a simple diagnostic technique for various diseases, including cancer. Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) ranks as the sixth most commonly diagnosed cancer in men and is often asymptomatic, with detection occurring incidentally. The onset of symptoms typically aligns with advanced disease, aggressive histology, and unfavorable prognosis, and therefore new methods for an early diagnosis are needed...
March 31, 2024: International Journal of Molecular Sciences