interpreting-tumor-markers
Tracks tumor marker trends with diagnostic and monitoring interpretive frameworks. Use when tracking tumor markers, interpreting biomarker trends, or monitoring treatment response.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill interpreting-tumor-markers --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Interpreting Tumor Markers Tracks tumor marker trends with diagnostic and monitoring interpretive frameworks. ## Why This Skill Exists Tumor markers are serum or tissue biomarkers used for cancer screening, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment monitoring, and recurrence detection. Misinterpretation is extremely common — a single elevated value without trend analysis causes unnecessary interventions, while failure to recognize a significant rising trend delays detection of progression. ASCO, NCCN, and ESMO have published evidence-based guidelines specifying which markers are validated for which clinical uses, and no tumor marker should be used outside its validated context. Payer audits increasingly scrutinize tumor marker ordering patterns. Ordering non-validated markers (e.g., CA-125 for non-ovarian cancers) generates unnecessary cost and clinical confusion. Inappropriate marker interpretation leads to imaging overuse, biopsy complications, and patient anxiety. This skill ensures markers are interpreted within their validated clinical contexts using established kinetic models and decision thresholds. --- ## Checkpoint A: Pre-Draft Intake (Mandatory) 1. Which tumor marker(s) are being
- Why This Skill Exists
- Checkpoint A: Pre-Draft Intake (Mandatory)
- Documents to Request
- Step 1: Confirm Validated Clinical Use for Each Marker
- Step 2: Analyze Marker Kinetics and Trends
- Step 3: Assess Confounding Factors
- Step 4: Generate Interpretive Report
- Checkpoint B: Post-Draft Alignment (Mandatory)
- Quality Audit
- Guidelines
What does the interpreting-tumor-markers skill do?
Tracks tumor marker trends with diagnostic and monitoring interpretive frameworks. Use when tracking tumor markers, interpreting biomarker trends, or monitoring treatment response.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill interpreting-tumor-markers --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.