CEA index of 4.33mg/mL is there a risk of colon cancer?

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Question
Doctor, does the CEA result of 4.33 ng/mL indicate colon cancer? I hope you can give me some advice, thanks.
Ha Thi Phuong (1960)
Reply
Hello!
CEA is a marker for colon cancer. A value of 4.33 ng/ml is in the normal range (< 5 ng/ml), but such an indicator does not completely eliminate the risk of colon cancer. In order to screen for colon cancer, patients need to be clinically examined, exploit specific symptoms, especially need to consider the indications for colonoscopy, during colonoscopy, if necessary, biopsies will be performed on the colon. suspected lesions such as polyps (mucosal papillomas),...
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Master, Doctor Nguyen Ngoc Thang - Gastroenterologist - General Surgery Department - Vinmec International General Hospital Da Nang.