Tumor markers

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



I got my wife's blood work done Ca 15.3 ---12.5 (last month 16.7). CEA ----3.9 (last month 2.5 ). Normal CEA should be 0- 2.5 but it is slightly elevated ,what could be responsible for a slight increase in CEA

while CEA has increased ,CA 15.3 has decreased in last 2 months

what does this mean?????Plz guide

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  • YATCOMW
    YATCOMW Member Posts: 664
    edited May 2013

    The CEA will go up anytime you have inflammation in the body.....so probably because of the fibrosis in lungs.

    I try real hard not to do my bloodwork unless I feel great......it eliminates alot of the scares.

    Also know that your bloodwork is not going to be the same everytime you take it and should not be concerned with slight ups and downs.....my oncologist worries about a 50 point jump.

    Hope this helps.

    Jacqueline

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  • lkc
    lkc Member Posts: 1,203
    edited June 2013

    yep, tumor markers are historically unreliable. If there is a trend where they are climbing expotentially further investigation is normally  warranted. In this case it seems most likley due to the inflmmatory process/lung issue.

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    many Member Posts: 254
    edited June 2013

    Bump

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    many Member Posts: 254
    edited July 2013

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