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Scared I may have pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Jun 13 8:02am | Replies (15)Comment receiving replies
If you haven't already had one, get a CA19-9 blood test that can show evidence of pancreatic cancer. My husband was misdiagnosed with lung cancer. About 6 months later (with a new oncologist) the blood test was ordered and that was very definitive that it was pancreatic cancer so of course the chemo for lung cancer had not been helping him. Just an easy blood test. Please get one. Normal numbers I think are below 35. My husband's were something like 39000.
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@sheridanb be aware that CA-19 test is not a "test" for pancreatic cancer. You can have a high level without pancreatic cancer or you can have a low level with pancreatic cancer. Most people with pancreatic cancer do have a high level, and they do use it to monitor condition, but by itself it is not conclusive. There are typically other symptoms involved and/or visible tumor for biopsy .
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@sheridanb she is ordering g that. thank you 🙏