Lauralou Posted May 18, 2004 Posted May 18, 2004 Hello to all of you brave souls It's been awhile since I've posted, but I have a question regarding the CEA test. My husband started out at 78, then after two rounds of chemo was at 38 and is now at 10.8. We know this is a good thing, but how much weight should we put on this test???? Is there a better test out there? Thank you and God bless you all Laura Quote
Donna G Posted May 18, 2004 Posted May 18, 2004 Heres some info http://www.labtestsonline.org/understan ... /test.html Donna G Quote
dave s Posted May 18, 2004 Posted May 18, 2004 Laura, I have stage IV NSCLC adenocarcinoma too. My CEA has always been normal. I wish I had a simple marker like this I could use for monitoring my progress. Since I don't have any marker to use I must wait for my scans to reflect whether I'm doing well or poorly. So in a sense I envy you for having a marker to give you early indications as to the effectiveness of treatment. If I did have a CEA level which was responsive I would rely on it heavily for use as an EARLY indicator of whether any particular treatment protocol was working or not. Just my opinion, of course. Best Wishes, Dave S Quote
Andrea Posted May 19, 2004 Posted May 19, 2004 That is really really positive. Lowering CEAs are great to see! Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.