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I don't understand the CA-19 numbers, my husband has stage 3 pancreatic cancer, it is not operable. But the numbers are so low, they have been creeping up, but the highest is 26! So many people have very high numbers, with clear scans, I don't understand this test and start to question it's value.

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You might find this helpful: https://pancan.org/facing-pancreatic-cancer/diagnosis/ca19-9/. My understanding is that some people are “non-responders” when it comes to Ca 19-9, that is, they don’t produce Ca 19-9 in reaction to pancreatic cancer.