Sunday, January 16, 2011

Are there any blood tests that check for the reocurance of stage 1 colon cancer

Are there any blood tests that check for the reocurance of stage 1 colon cancer?
If there are any could tell me what they are and how acurate they are. Some level came back high and the doctor wants him to have a ct scan. He had surgery to remove the stage 1 cancer in December. Just want to know if this is something to be worried about. Please help
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Depends on the number on the scale and if you got yourself checked out last year, what was the scale number. My dad just went in for treatment, last year his number was 1.2, this year is was 10.6. So they caught it early, and he's fine after the surgery. If not treated, he will die, so yes, worry, and get the scan.
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I think you asked a similar question yesterday. There is no diagnostic blood test for any cancer. Stage 1 colon cancer has a 5 year survival rate of 90-95% and recurrence is unlikely and certainly not 7 months after surgery. These are usually slow growing cancers and recurrence is checked by colonoscopy.

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