Screening tools that are epigenetically based have shown promise in diagnosing which types of cancer? (select all that apply)
a. Colon
b. Breast
c. Skin
d. Bladder
e. Prostate
ANS: A, B, D, E
Monitoring for misregulation of miRNAs has shown promise as a tool for early diagnosis of can-cers of the colon, breast, and prostate. Other epigenetics-based screening approaches have shown promise for detection of cancers of the bladder, lung, and prostate. Such screenings have not yet been developed for skin cancers.
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