Open AccessSerum total antioxidant capacity in oral carcinoma patients
Author(s) -
K. S. Rathan Shetty,
Arunava Kali,
Kirty Shetty
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pharmacognosy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4836
pISSN - 0974-8490
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8490.150513
Subject(s) - medicine , context (archaeology) , cancer , otorhinolaryngology , population , gastroenterology , oncology , surgery , environmental health , biology , paleontology
Oxidative stress is a major determinant in carcinogenesis and serum total antioxidant capacity (TAC) indirectly reflects the level of oxidative stress. Although oral cancer is the third most frequent cancer in Indian population, there are no standard noninvasive marker for early detection and monitoring therapeutic response in oral cancer patients.