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What is a cea test used to diagnose?

My doctor has ordered one and I don't know why.

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CEA is used to diagonise the treatment of cancer patients especially those who suffer with colon cancer. CEA is also used as a marker for the other forms of cancer. A positive CEA test is not always due to cancer.

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posted by bindhu12 (56)

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CEA tests are used to diagnose cancer and sometimes doctors recommend CEA tests after surgery to find the recurrence of cancer if the patient already has.

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posted by SIDDHU (859)

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