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many Member Posts: 254
edited June 2014 in Stage III Breast Cancer

MY WIFE HAD HER TUMOR MARKER DONE IN FEBRUARY 2012

THE RESULTS WERE --CA 15.3-----13.2  , CEA-1.77 ( BOTH WITHIN NORMAL)

REPEATED IN APRIL 2012

THE RESULTS WERE ---CA-15.3---12.1 ,CEA-----2.64(CEA HIGHER THEN NORMAL )

WHAT DOES THIS INDIACTE

EVEN IF WE SEE THE TREND, CEA HAS INCREASED WHILE CA 15.3 HAS DECREASED

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  • AgentMo
    AgentMo Member Posts: 72
    edited April 2012

    many - my CEA also varies more widely than CA 15-3. CEA is also the less reliable tumor marker for breast cancer in general.

    For CEA my reports always state the normal range up to 5. I wonder whether your lab measures it differently than mine. In any case, I don't think you should be too worried about CEA slightly above 2.5. For your mental reassurance, you could ask your doctor to repeat the measurement. Maybe everything is back to normal already because CEA react to any slight inflammation.

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  • lanagraves
    lanagraves Member Posts: 596
    edited April 2012

    My onc tests for CA2729 (?) marker. What is the difference in the two? Anyone know? Is one more reliable than the other?

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  • many
    many Member Posts: 254
    edited April 2012

    bump for more reviews

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