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Why would tumour markers for colon cancer indicate end of life when one tumour shrunk and another grew slightly. what would cause tumour marker increa?
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TUMOR MARKER: Tumor marker for colon cancer had a limited use as far as screening or detecting cancer but if patient had elevated CEA the tumor marker before surgery and the level went down after then re-elevated CEA could mean recurrent cancer until proven otherwise but id does not mean end of life or it could not be treated only in that special scenario should be taking seriously your surgeon will tell you.
Answered 2/13/2015
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