Question about CEA?

lmliess
lmliess Member Posts: 329
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
This may be a silly question...when I saw my ONC this week he said my CEA level was .8 and preop it was 4.9. He said that was good, but sometimes he talks really fast and moves on to the next subject I loose track of what he said. Is .8 good? I think it is, just wanted some confirmation.

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  • Sundanceh
    Sundanceh Member Posts: 4,392 Member
    #2
    Yes
    Hi, Linda

    0.8 is very good indeed...it indicates that you are in the normal range.

    0-3 is considered GOOD for non-smoker

    3-6 is considered GOOD for smoker

    Anythin over 6 is an "indication" that cancer level may be active. The higher the number the more probable that is.

    I was as high as 19.2 and then mine came down to 0.8 during chemotherapy...last check it was 1.5, which is still considered good.

    Have a happy holiday!
    -Craig
  • krystle singer
    krystle singer Member Posts: 108
    #3
    Sundanceh said:

    Yes
    Hi, Linda

    0.8 is very good indeed...it indicates that you are in the normal range.

    0-3 is considered GOOD for non-smoker

    3-6 is considered GOOD for smoker

    Anythin over 6 is an "indication" that cancer level may be active. The higher the number the more probable that is.

    I was as high as 19.2 and then mine came down to 0.8 during chemotherapy...last check it was 1.5, which is still considered good.

    Have a happy holiday!
    -Craig

    CEA
    Talk about silly questios.. what does CEA stand for? I know it's a blood test, I've had two or three and eeven know about the levels. But what words do the letters stand for? No, I didn't ask my oncologist. Why? Because he races through things and I hate to sound so uneducat3ed. Duh!
  • lesvanb
    lesvanb Member Posts: 905
    #4
    krystle singer said:

    CEA
    Talk about silly questios.. what does CEA stand for? I know it's a blood test, I've had two or three and eeven know about the levels. But what words do the letters stand for? No, I didn't ask my oncologist. Why? Because he races through things and I hate to sound so uneducat3ed. Duh!

    carcinoembryonic-antigen
    Here's a website
    www.webmd.com/cancer/carcinoembryonic-antigen-cea
  • Sundanceh
    Sundanceh Member Posts: 4,392 Member
    #5
    krystle singer said:

    CEA
    Talk about silly questios.. what does CEA stand for? I know it's a blood test, I've had two or three and eeven know about the levels. But what words do the letters stand for? No, I didn't ask my oncologist. Why? Because he races through things and I hate to sound so uneducat3ed. Duh!

    CEA
    Carciogenic Embryonic Antigen

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