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www.acscsn.org/Talk_Shows_and_Stories/After_Treatment_and_Beyond/ Colon_F_-50_After.html

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Hi Hege,

Glad you stopped in on this board. As a retired librarian I'm always trying to find answers - still - for people.

I was not successful finding anything on specific numbers for CEA but found the above from 'google.com' and think you will find some of these discussions helpful.

Click on the - colon cancer - female under 50 and there are quite a few interviews. If you have trouble copying and pasting the above link into your browser, let me know and I'll try a different way to get you there.

My very best wishes for successful treatment,
Jean

Hi again

Reworded my question - I think better in the wee hours of the morning. Here's your answer - of course your results are high because you have cancer - don't concern yourself too much with that now - after chemo, the situation should change. Ask questions of your doctor just as you did here. Good Luck!I hope you find some confort in the support group.
Jean


Test, CEA: CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen) is a protein found in many types of cells but associated with tumors and the developing fetus.

CEA is tested in blood. The normal range is <2.5 ng/ml in an adult non-smoker and <5.0 ng/ml in a smoker.

Benign conditions that can increase CEA include smoking, infection, inflammatory bowel disease, pancreatitis, cirrhosis of the liver, and some benign tumors (in the same organs which have cancers with increased CEA). Benign disease does not usually cause a CEA increase over 10 ng/ml.

The main use of CEA is as a tumor marker, especially with intestinal cancer. The most common cancers that elevate CEA are in the colon and rectum. Others: cancer of the pancreas, stomach, breast, lung, and certain types of thyroid and ovarian cancer. Levels over 20 ng/ml before therapy are associated with cancer which has already metastasized (spread).

CEA is useful in monitoring the treatment of CEA-rich tumors. If the CEA is high before treatment, it should fall to normal after successful therapy. A rising CEA level indicates progression or recurrence of the cancer. (Chemotherapy and radiation therapy can themselves cause a rise in CEA due to death of tumor cells and release of CEA into the blood stream but that rise is typically temporary).

"Carcinoembryonic" reflects the fact that CEA is made by some cancers ("carcino-") and by the developing fetus ("-embryonic").





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jeancmici said:

Hi again

Reworded my question - I think better in the wee hours of the morning. Here's your answer - of course your results are high because you have cancer - don't concern yourself too much with that now - after chemo, the situation should change. Ask questions of your doctor just as you did here. Good Luck!I hope you find some confort in the support group.
Jean


Test, CEA: CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen) is a protein found in many types of cells but associated with tumors and the developing fetus.

CEA is tested in blood. The normal range is <2.5 ng/ml in an adult non-smoker and <5.0 ng/ml in a smoker.

Benign conditions that can increase CEA include smoking, infection, inflammatory bowel disease, pancreatitis, cirrhosis of the liver, and some benign tumors (in the same organs which have cancers with increased CEA). Benign disease does not usually cause a CEA increase over 10 ng/ml.

The main use of CEA is as a tumor marker, especially with intestinal cancer. The most common cancers that elevate CEA are in the colon and rectum. Others: cancer of the pancreas, stomach, breast, lung, and certain types of thyroid and ovarian cancer. Levels over 20 ng/ml before therapy are associated with cancer which has already metastasized (spread).

CEA is useful in monitoring the treatment of CEA-rich tumors. If the CEA is high before treatment, it should fall to normal after successful therapy. A rising CEA level indicates progression or recurrence of the cancer. (Chemotherapy and radiation therapy can themselves cause a rise in CEA due to death of tumor cells and release of CEA into the blood stream but that rise is typically temporary).

"Carcinoembryonic" reflects the fact that CEA is made by some cancers ("carcino-") and by the developing fetus ("-embryonic").





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