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CA-125 Results Went Up: Should I be concerned?
Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: Jun 9 2:39am | Replies (51)Comment receiving replies
My mom is 2 years and 3 months post total hysterectomy for endometrial cancer. This past winter she had a perforated bowel which required her to have a temporary colostomy. She is scheduled to have reversal surgery next month. Her oncologist had sent her for regular follow up blood work and a CT scan but that was delayed because she came down with COVID. She did have the blood work done in April and her tumor marker was 30. She had repeat blood work done on Monday and the result is now 61. It this an indication that the cancer is back or can this just be because of inflammation due to her colostomy surgery?
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I was in a car accident caused by a medical emergency and my CA125 rose during that period. I wasn’t badly injured, just a little bruised up. My oncologist said the rise was probably due to the accident and it went back down pretty quickly. So it seems like other factors than cancer can affect the CA125 measure.
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@ldubevna, I moved your question about rising tumor markers to this discussion:
- CA-125 Results Went Up: Should I be concerned? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/ca-125-results-rose/
If you click the link, you'll see in my reply to @stparker54 a rising CA 125 level may indicate a return or continued growth of the cancer. Please focus on the word "MAY." Inflammation can also cause a rise in CA 125.
What did you and your mom learn with follow-up? How is she doing with her colostomy?