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Does a high level of afp in blood mean cancer?
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Not necessarily: AFP is elevated in a number of liver disorders that are not cancers. It is also elevated in a woman carrying a fetus with open neural tube defect. AFP is elevated in some cancers of liver, testes and ovary.
Answered 6/10/2014
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