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What is tumor markers test ca15-3?

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A 38-year-old member asked:

Please describe tests for tumor markers.?

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A 30-year-old member asked:

How can you evaluate the tumor marker test?

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A 28-year-old male asked:

What is the definition or description of: tumor marker?

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A 32-year-old member asked:

What can you tell me about the tumor markers test ca15-3?

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A 34-year-old male asked:

How useful are circulating tumor cells as a tumor marker?

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A 48-year-old member asked:

What are tumor markers, and does having them mean that I have cancer?

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A member asked:

What does ovarian tumor marker score 13 mean?

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A 40-year-old member asked:

What is the normal range of ca 15-3 tumor marker?

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A 41-year-old member asked:

Does low levels of tumor marker indicate no more cancer?

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A 47-year-old member asked:

Can avastin (bevacizumab) cause an increase of tumor markers?

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A 45-year-old member asked:

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

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A 48-year-old female asked:

If tumor markers are consistently rising does it mean tamoxifen isn't working? My ca27-29 went from the 20's to 48 to 52 and now 66 since october.

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A 48-year-old female asked:

If tumor markers are elevated does it mean tamoxifen isn't working? Dr. Wants to recheck in two weeks. What is next? Had recon surgery in december.

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A 31-year-old member asked:

What are psa and tumor markers for prostate bone metastasis?

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A 48-year-old female asked:

If your tumor marker is greater than 0 but less than 40 (around 20-26) does it mean you still have cancer and chemo didn't get it all?

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A 48-year-old female asked:

Could surgery cause a tumor marker to be elevated? I had diep surgery on december 12. Blood work taken a week ago showed slightly elevated marker.

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A 48-year-old female asked:

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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A 42-year-old female asked:

Must i feel worried about S100B tumor marker came up in bloodtest. 0.110 High normal 0.000 - 0.105 should i worry about cancer or Gp says it looks fine?

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A 32-year-old male asked:

If "tumor markers" are not very useful in finding cancer, why do doctors test blood for "tumor markers"?

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A 43-year-old female asked:

What will happen when my mother comes to the last few days of her life? She is 84, has stage 4 hepatoma, tumor marker @ 1140

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A 57-year-old female asked:

I have an AFP level of 14.1 ng/mL. Two months ago, it was at 13.4 ng/mL. No symptoms. I have had an AFP level between 12 and 14 for several years now. I typically have my AFP level checked along with other tumor markers, which were normal?

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A 60-year-old female asked:

I have been diagnosed with a hydrosalpinx and had tumor markers blood tests.All were ok except the ca-125 was 36.7. Is that dangerous?

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A 42-year-old female asked:

I have been neck and lower back xrays because of pain and some bloodtests. C3c4c5 disc narrowing and l4 l5s1. We also did some tumor marker as my family has a history with cancer and S100B came up H n 0.000 and 0.105 mine is 0.110?

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A 32-year-old member asked:

What is a normal tumor marker AFP test in a hep c patient?

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A female asked:

I have a 7cm ovarian cyst (tumor markers negative) and I feel no pain. I took contraceptives for a month and it shrunk by 0.8cm. Can I fly?

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A 47-year-old female asked:

Take 5000mcg biotin/day for hair & read it can falsely elevate AFP tumor marker results for HCC if u dont stop for 72hrs before. Is this true?

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A 29-year-old male asked:

My latest ultrasound revealed two gallbladder polyps of sizes 3 and 5 mm each. How do I determine if it's cancer? Are tumor marker tests useful now?

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A 46-year-old female asked:

Hx invasive lobular ca 2006, now hard painful spot on skull, hypercalcemia, anemia & tumor markers elevated after stable for years. What could it be?

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A 48-year-old female asked:

Tumor marker ca27-29 went up again from 48 to 52 to 66 since oct. Two areas biopsied came back benign. Last CT last month. Could it still be cancer?

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