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What is the usual level of lipase in someone with pancreatic cancer? how elevated does it get?
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Poor test for cancer: Lipase is usually not elevated in Cancer arising from the Pancreas...so it is not a test we do to check for Cancer. Lipase and Amylase are tests done to make a diagnosis of Pancreatitis
Answered 4/26/2021
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