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Worried about rising CEA levels
Colorectal Cancer | Last Active: Aug 31 6:47am | Replies (91)Comment receiving replies
@mcb1368, as you probably already know, CEA levels can mean many things. "Studies suggest that falsely elevated levels may occur in up to 50% of colon cancer patients post treatment leading to unnecessary anxiety and testing." You can read more in this helpful article:
- Understanding The CEA Test in Colon and Gastric Cancer https://news.cancerconnect.com/colon-cancer/understanding-the-cea-test-in-colon-cancer
It looks like your cancer team is being very thorough by not relying on the CEA test alone, but also cheking things with a colonscopy, CT scans and a PET scan. With CEA tests, it can be helpful to watch the trend over time. When do you go for your next follow-up?
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CEA levels can mean many things but when it keeps rising there is probably a problem. Only you truly know your own body. It turns out that my “team” believes it has metastasized to my liver and nodules also appeared (previously undetected bc they were in a difficult to see area?) in the lining of my colon. My liver biopsy is on Tuesday.