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Would a crp blood test pick up inflammation caused by pancreatic cancer?
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It : Should. But it is only a screening test. So it may be elevated by several different things
Answered 8/21/2014
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Unreliable: CRP is a blood test that can be elevated in a wide variety of medical conditions. It is not nearly specific enough to be used to diagnose cancer. A diagnosis of cancer is based on multiple kinds of information, some blood tests, some imaging tests, and others are tissue biopsies.
Answered 9/4/2014
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