A CEA test doesn't have a single "normal" range. The meaning of the test can only be interpreted in conjection with other lab tests, biopsies, signs, and symptoms. Talk with your health care provider about what a 1.35 CEA result means in your specific case.
below 35
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135 - 146 mmols
According to the test results from the hospital normal values are between 3.1-6.8 pmol/L
no because a blood test is about what your blood is normally like and if you fast you wont be your normal self
below 35
The CEA test will not separate the two groups.
The CEA test is ordered for patients with known cancers.
The CEA test is not a screening test for cancer. It is not useful for detecting the presence of cancer. Many cancers do not produce an increased CEA level.
The CEA test is most commonly ordered when a patient has a cancer of the gastrointestinal system.
carcinoembryonic antigen, it is a tumor marker test.
CEA is an acronym for carcinoembryonic antigen. Doctors will test the blood for CEA levels if they suspect cancer or to see if cancer treatment is helping.
The absolute numbers which are considered normal vary from one laboratory to another. Any results reported should come with information regarding the testing facility's normal range.
There are no complications or side effects of this test.
The carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test is a laboratory blood study.
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