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CEA rising while taking chemo
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Yes CEA Rises
CEA rises during chemo treztment. There are studies out there where the is some correlation between CEA rise patterns during chemo and reoccurance. I had posted some things (links) about the studies a couple of years ago (wow, I cannot beleive my chemo was two years ago) but not finding them right now. I will look here again and see if I can find the studies. I know my pattern was not a good pattern of CEA, but to heck with the stats.
The general takeaway is that CEA rises during chemo generally. (Two genearallys there
) Mine went from 8 when DX, down to 3 after sugery, then back to 7 and 8 during chemo, then down to 3 (Rounded kind of.) So I would not worry about a rise in CEA during chemo or even get too worked up about the chem/CEA patterns.) Had blood drawn twice during chemo, CEA peaked on the test a month after last treatment. Dropped for a bit before the met to the lung grew. Popped that bad boy out and now in what seems to be my baseline.
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