Fig. 1From: Liquid biomarkers in melanoma: detection and discoveryClinical applications of cancer biomarkers. Genetic, protein and cellular components can serve as diagnostic, prognostic and/or predictive biomarkers of cancer. Diagnostic biomarkers are used to identify and detect presence of cancer in individuals, prognostic biomarkers provide information on disease progression and expected outcomes, and predictive biomarkers forecast the likely benefit of a specific treatmentBack to article page