| abstract |
A method of diagnosing oral cancer or oral pharyngeal cancer in a subject in need thereof is provided. The method comprising determining a level or activity of at least one marker in a saliva sample of the subject, wherein a significant alteration in the level or the activity of the marker with respect to an unaffected saliva sample is indicative of the cancer, wherein the saliva marker is selected from the group consisting of Cyclin D1, phospho-Src, 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase (OGG1), Maspin, KI67 and translocator protein 18 kDa (TSPO). |