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A member asked:
Could use your help docs! my cea test was a 3. should i do something else? i had colon cancer in 1997?
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First i would: Repeat the cea, if higher need to discuss with your oncologist or a colorectal surgeon or GI doctor to begin workup of recurrent colon cancer. Cea of 3 is not abnormal. You should have been getting colonoscopies regularly since your original diagnosis. Pet/ct scans may be necessary. But if CEA is 3 on repeat i would not be concerned. Just stay on 5year colonoscopy schedule.
Answered 2/13/2015
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