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JuliaD
JuliaD Member Posts: 1
edited June 2014 in High Risk of Recurrence or Second Breast Cancer
Right now my carcinoembryonic antigen levels have stayed a bit elevated for the past few months(3 then 2.7 then 2.9) I am hoping to hear some stories of other people who had high CEA levels that turned out to be nothing. I know that they just changed the test - so that it has a different normal range.
Are others getting there CEA tested? Thanks, Julia
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited February 2007
    The CEA goes up and down for many reasons, not just cancer. Are you having any other tumor markers done? My onc does a CA15-3 and CEA every 3 months.

    Nicki
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  • 73gr
    73gr Member Posts: 459
    edited February 2007
    Dear Julia,

    your CEA levels is on the normal range. As i know here in Greece the normal range is <5 and <10 for smokers. my Mother's CEA was 404 on November 2005 and this week 1,4! Have you other tumor markers done like CA125, CA15-3 or the new CA27.29?
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  • colleenofnz
    colleenofnz Member Posts: 1
    edited May 2007

    Hi Julia, My CEA is at 14.8. I got diagonised with DCIS and LCIS 3 years ago and had a Mastectomy, at that time my Cea was up at 18. After my operation it went down to 5 and has been gradually going up ever since but has stabalized at around the 15 mark for the last 6 months. I am having my blood tests every 3 to 6 months now. I am just getting on with life but also keeping and eye on my markers. There is a lowing lying fear of cancer but with the CEA they can not say where or if. But also with out that marker I would not have known that i was traveling the road of breast Cancer, it was for a totally other reason the doctor did the Cea on me.

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