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Ca 15-3 level 33, 3 u/ml (reference value 25) for a patient that had masectomy a year ago and the ct 6 months ago showed no problems. should we worry?
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A monitoring tool: Tumor marker ca 15.3 is used to monitor breast cancer with levels immediately after surgery , ; during chemotherapy with follow up levels that help to monitor the disease , and response to the treatment. It is also not specific , present in other muc i tumors. Speak to your oncologist who had more information to answer your question.
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