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What can a cea of 10 mean in a colon cancer patient ?

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What can a cea of 10 mean in a colon cancer patient ?
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Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is a glycoprotein {present in normal mucosal cells} which is increased with adenocarcinoma.
Increase in levels can be due to varied causes {benign or malignant}. The level of 10 or more indicates cancer {less likely benign}. The levels is used the cancer and also the treatment.
In nutshell - Only CEA level does not indicate severity but needs to be correlated with other investigations.
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Since I have been answer a number of questions posted by you, I would like to answer this question.
In your case it is the rising levels of CEA that are more important.
Your levels are certainly rising and this does indicate that the disease is progressing particularly with new lesions appearing in the lungs and adrenal glands.
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