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Do antibiotics affect results of blood tumor markers and/or beta 2 microglobulin?

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I answered your question already, it should not.

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Do healthy individuals have some (within normal range as per laboratory) beta 2 microglobulin in their blood?Or is any value, even if w/in range, bad? Normal range per lab is <2.52 and my value was 1.74.

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I was wondering what does "p s a" mean in a tumor marker blood test?

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Last blood work showed tumor marker ca 27.29 with # 46.3. It was #28.9 in oct , 22.6 in aug.Surgery in dec. Dr doing recheck in 2 wks. Should i worry?

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