Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2008;8(5):579-585. Quite a few tumor markers (CEA, CA 19-9, AFP, SCC, CA 72-4.) have already been established in diagnosis and/or surveillance of malignant diseases of the GI ...
This result suggests a higher sensitivity of serum AFP as a tumor marker when used in patients with HBV, but maybe less so in screening patients with HCV for cancer.