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What is the substance known as the carcinoembryonic antigen?
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CEA is a substance which is normally found only during fetal development, but may reappear in adults who develop certain types of cancer.
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What is the carcinoembryonic antigen test?
The carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test is a laboratory blood study.
An antigen is a substance that produces?
antibodies
Substance produced by the body that destroys the antigen?
antibody
What is a substance usually a protein that causes the formation of an antibody and reacts specifically with that antibody?
An antigen is any substance that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against it. An antigen may be a foreign substance from the environment. If you get a vaccine for rubella, the antibody formed will not act against mumps (another virus).
An oranism or substance that invades the body and damages cells?
Antigen
What is the carcinoembryonic antigen test?
The carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test is a laboratory blood study.
What are the antigens?
There are two common oncofetal antigens, alphafetoprotein (AFP) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA). Carcinoembryonic antigen CA 72-4 is a more recently discovered oncofetal antigen just coming into usage.
What are the oncofetal antigens?
There are two common oncofetal antigens, alphafetoprotein (AFP) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA). Carcinoembryonic antigen CA 72-4 is a more recently discovered oncofetal antigen just coming into usage.
What is an antigen tumor marker that is often elevated in patients with colon cancer?
carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)
What is the meaning of -ceas?
carcinoembryonic antigen, it is a tumor marker test.
What is carcinoembryonic antigen?
It is a tumor marker for cancer of the colon and rectum
What individual hypersensitivity to a substance usually antibody-antigen reaction is known as?
It is an allergy
What is the tumor marker for colon cancer?
There is a tumor marker for some cancers of the colon; it is known as carcinoembryonic antigen, or CEA. Unfortunately, this protein may be made by other adenocarcinomas as well, or it may not be produced by a particular colon cancer.
What are important tumor markers in the is antigen class?
alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), prostate specific antigen (PSA), cathespin-D, HER-2/neu, CA-125, CA-19-9, CA-15-3, nuclear matrix protein, and bladder tumor-associated antigen
What does CEA levels mean?
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.
What is the medical term meaning a foreign substance?
The medical term for a foreign substance is "antigen." An antigen is any substance that the immune system identifies as foreign and triggers an immune response.
What role does carcinoembryonic antigen testing play after cancer treatment has begun?
Once treatment for the cancer has begun, CEA tests have a valuable role in monitoring the patient's progress.
