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Are c-reactive protein (crp) and esr levels typically elevated with advanced stage cancer such as stage 4 lymphoma?
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No: These tests are neither sensitive nor specific for much. They generate enormous confusion and unnecessary fear. C-RP is made in atherosclerotic plaques and is often up in bad atherosclerosis. It's also made in the liver in response to some interleukins in disease elsewhere, especially some arthritis variants. Sed rate reflects globulins and fibrinogen, not usually up in lymphoma.
Answered 1/27/2019
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