Other than the PSA test which I am comfortable with, does anyone know if here is any particular Blood Tests that can be run to confer an indication the Cancer is present if any of a number of Organs or Body Systems or other tissue?
Please advocate!
Thanks!Blood Tests used to Diagnose Cancer? Does this Happen?
Only a biopsy can definitively provide a cancer diagnosis.
Some blood tests can be used as indicators. These are done by looking for level of antigens specific to the cancer.
CEA - carcinoembryonic antigen for colon and other cancers
PSA - prostate specific antigen for prostate cancer
Abnormal blood counts can be an indicator for leukemia or other cancer.
Abnormal level of certain chemicals can be used as an indicator for further investigation too.
There are a quantity of tumour markers which can be picked up within the blood.
The most commonly used are CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen) which may be raised beside colon cancer and CA-125 which is associated with ovarian cancer.
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