Apr 12, 2020 · Hi ShadyLady, Thank you for the response! I've heard if my situation is non-cancerous, then the CA 15-3 level should hold about the same when the blood test is done …

Sep 19, 2018 · Ca-15-3 can be used to monitor the response to breast cancer recurrence treatment. However, the results alone cannot be the sole guide to predict the occurrence of …

Jul 29, 2013 · I am wondering if anyone knows the difference between CA15-3 & CA125 Tumor Markers. In my research I found that CA15-3 is for breast cancer and CA125

Jun 20, 2017 · My CA's fluctuate and usually run somewhere in the 800's even though the PET scans show improvement. The CA 15.3 is the old test, the CA27.29 is the newer test for …

Apr 7, 2010 · i was followed with CA 27-29 for the first 2 yrs, but then they switched to CA 15.3 because it is a cheaper test. i was told at the time, and again since, that it is "the same thing", …

Mar 10, 2012 · CA 15-3 does not cause cancer; rather, it is shed by the tumor cells and enters the bloodstream, making it useful as a tumor marker to follow the course of the cancer. CA 15-3 is …

Oct 9, 2013 · Hi dear sisters, I just had CT scans (chest, abdomen & pelvis) that show NED, but two days later my CA 15-3 is up though still within normal limits.

Nov 20, 2020 · CA 15-3 also may be elevated in healthy people and in individuals with other cancers, or diseases, such as bowel cancer, lung cancer, cirrhosis, hepatitis, and benign …

Jun 12, 2018 · CA 15-3 and CA27-29 both recognize MUC1, although each of those recognizes a different region of the protein; both differences that are present in the original non-cancerous …

Sep 6, 2022 · Yes my CA 15-3 has varied from 40-60 over the 1 1/2 years since diagnosis….oncologist advises not even doing that test as it’s a “waste of blood” & not a good …