Infants need about 100 mL of water/kg body weight per day, so a 5 kg infant needs about 500 mL and a 10 kg infant needs about 1 liter (3) . Healthy breastfed infants can get all the water they need with the motherâs milkâ assuming their mothers produces enough milk, which all healthy mothers should.
Tumor markers are measurable biochemicals that are associated with a malignancy. They are either produced by tumor cells (tumor-derived) or by the body in response to tumor cells (tumor-associated). They are typically substances that are released into the circulation and thus measured in the blood.
Tumor marker assay (test) of blood serum for antigen released from cells in prostate tissue. Value may be elevated in benign prostatic hypertrophy; greatest elevation occurs in stage C and D prostate cancer. After radical prostatectomy or radiation therapy, rising levels of PSA indicate residual disease or recurrence.