A member asked:

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?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

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.

Answered 2/27/2014

4.4k views

Thank

Related Questions

Sponsored Content
HealthTap Medical Group does not endorse products or services. Sponsored content revenues support our mission to make health information free and accessible to all.Learn more