Based on the overall cut-off value of 23.91 EpCAM+ taMPs/103MPs, 99 out of 103 investigated cancer patients disregarding their cancer entity were correctly as tumour bearer identified and 90 out of 95 were identified as cancers by a cut-off value of 1.605 EpCAM+CD147+ taMPs/103MPs. Here, EPCAM is linked to cancer.