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CA 19-9 and pancreatic cancer: What do the numbers mean?
Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Sep 9, 2023 | Replies (116)Comment receiving replies
My experience has been that CA 9-19 can be affected by benign conditions like gallstones. After recently finishing 12 Folferinox treatments, my CA 9-19 was 411. It was 552 before my distal pancreatectomy, and 74 after surgery. I am stage 1b. I have an appointment today with my oncologist, and I will ask him how definitive the CA 9-19 test is and what can throw it off.
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My husband was also a stage 1B. Had Whipple in Feb and currently received treatment #9. His CEA numbers were in normal range and CA-19 fluctuates. Was wondering how you are doing and if your Oncologist had any thoughts to reliability of these numbers during Chemo. Thank you.