SummaryIn this review, Raman spectroscopy is described as a new and potentially powerful diagnostic tool in comparison to routine biochemical tests. Advanced instrumentation and new Raman spectroscopy techniques enable rapid and simultaneous identification and/or determination of se veral biochemical parameters, such as glucose, acetone, creatinine, urea, lipid profile, uric acid, total protein, etc, with a very low limit of detection. Raman spectroscopy could also be applied in molecule and cell characterization, as well as diagnostics of atherosclerosis in its early stage. Raman spectroscopy is nondestructive and could be applied to all kinds of samples, which simplifies the diagnostics of numerous disea ses and pathologic states. Special attention is paid to literature data illustrating the application of Raman spectroscopy for transdermal glucose monitoring and cancer diagnostics.Keywords: biochemical parameters, cancer diagnosis, glu cose monitoring, Raman spectroscopy Kratak sadr`aj U ovom prikazu opisana je primena Ramanske spektroskopije kao nove metode velikih mogu}nosti u dijagnostici, u pore|enju sa rutinskim biohe mijskim testovima. Me toda je razvijena i usavr{ena za identifikaciju i/ili odre |ivanje velikog broja biohemijskih parametara, kao {to su glu koza, aceton, kreatinin, urea, lipidni profil, mokra}na kiselina, ukupni proteini i drugi, uz veoma nizak limit detekcije. Ramanska spektroskopija tako|e se mo`e primenjivati u molekulskoj i }elij -skoj karakterizaciji, kao i za dijagnostiku ranog stadijuma ateroskleroze. Ramanska spektroskopija je nedestruktivna i mo`e se primenjivati na sve vrste uzoraka, {to pojednostavljuje dijagnostiku brojnih bo lesti i patolo{kih stanja. Posebna pa`nja u radu je posve }ena podacima iz literature koji ilustruju primenu Ramanske spektroskopije u transdermalnom monitoringu glukoze i dijagno stici kancera.