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What Does CEA Value Of 4 Indicate?
Question: Does a cea value of 4 in a person who had bowrl cancer surgery indicate progression of disease. The person had surgery march and was a duke c1
Brief Answer:
Bowel Cancer
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Delighted to be able to help. Cea measurements are the best marker of evolution of intestinal cancer.
When cea is less than 5, the risk of recurrence of tumor is low. But it is recommended to consult with the surgeon or oncologist because maybe necessary to perform thorax-abdomen-pelvis CT.
Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions,I will be happy to help.If you do not have any clarifications, please don’t forget to evaluate my answer.I wish you good health.
Bowel Cancer
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Delighted to be able to help. Cea measurements are the best marker of evolution of intestinal cancer.
When cea is less than 5, the risk of recurrence of tumor is low. But it is recommended to consult with the surgeon or oncologist because maybe necessary to perform thorax-abdomen-pelvis CT.
Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions,I will be happy to help.If you do not have any clarifications, please don’t forget to evaluate my answer.I wish you good health.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
But it XXXXXXX from 3 to 4 in one point?
Brief Answer:
Bowel Cancer
Detailed Answer:
Hello.Delighted to be able to help.
As I said,when cea is less than 5, the risk of recurrence of tumor is low.
The elevation from 3 to 4 is not significant, usually decides to wait and repeat measurement of cea one month after;although caution I recommend consulting Surgeon or Oncologist.
Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions,I will be happy to help.If you do not have any clarifications, please don’t forget to evaluate my answer.I wish you good health.
Bowel Cancer
Detailed Answer:
Hello.Delighted to be able to help.
As I said,when cea is less than 5, the risk of recurrence of tumor is low.
The elevation from 3 to 4 is not significant, usually decides to wait and repeat measurement of cea one month after;although caution I recommend consulting Surgeon or Oncologist.
Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions,I will be happy to help.If you do not have any clarifications, please don’t forget to evaluate my answer.I wish you good health.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
If it keeps rising per month even by 1 point, thats concerning then right?
Brief Answer:
Bowel Cancer
Detailed Answer:
Hello.Delighted to be able to help.
If the measurement made a month after cea increases from 4 to 5, it can means progression or recurrence of disease ,would be indicated do thorax-abdomen-pelvis CT.
However, as I said, for caution,I recommend consult in next days with Surgeon or Oncologist without waiting new cea measurement.
Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions,I will be happy to help.If you do not have any clarifications, please don’t forget to evaluate my answer.I wish you good health.
Bowel Cancer
Detailed Answer:
Hello.Delighted to be able to help.
If the measurement made a month after cea increases from 4 to 5, it can means progression or recurrence of disease ,would be indicated do thorax-abdomen-pelvis CT.
However, as I said, for caution,I recommend consult in next days with Surgeon or Oncologist without waiting new cea measurement.
Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions,I will be happy to help.If you do not have any clarifications, please don’t forget to evaluate my answer.I wish you good health.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
The oncologist said not to worry about that. But we are worried as it could still be rising without us knowing
Brief Answer:
Bowel Cancer
Detailed Answer:
Hello.Delighted to be able to help.
About rising without us knowing, to avoid it,new cea measurement can be done after one month (it is not recommended to do new cea measurement
within a month).
Also can be done thorax-abdomen-pelvis CT.
I wish you good health.
Bowel Cancer
Detailed Answer:
Hello.Delighted to be able to help.
About rising without us knowing, to avoid it,new cea measurement can be done after one month (it is not recommended to do new cea measurement
within a month).
Also can be done thorax-abdomen-pelvis CT.
I wish you good health.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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