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Sandi1
Sandi1 Member Posts: 277
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Can anyone tell me what a NORMAL CEU number is?

Thanks
Sandi

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  • kimby
    kimby Member Posts: 797
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    CEA?
    Do you mean CEA level? If so, I believe anything under 2.5 is considered normal.
    Kim
  • taraHK
    taraHK Member Posts: 1,952 Member
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    There is a range
    There is a range of normal -- and this varies a little, lab to lab. Your hospital/lab should be able to provide those ranges. Also, the normal ranges vary according to whether the patient is a smoker or not. As you may be aware, CEA is not a good indicator of disease for everyone (for example, my CEA was never elevated above normal, when I had cancer -- nor when I had recurrences). For others, it can be a good indicator that "something is going on" -- although (as far as I understand) usually needs to be followed up by some other test. Best wishes.

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