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Hello doctor! My test results are: CA 72-4: 235; Cyfra: 3.3. Compared to the allowed frame, the doctor asked me, the test results: CA 72-4: 235; CYFRA: 3.3 indicates cancer of the digestive system and lung? Please tell me the next course of treatment, thank you!
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Hello, the doctor would like to answer the question: “Test result: CA 72-4: 235; Cyfra: 3.3 is gastrointestinal and lung cancer? ” as follows:
CA 72-4 test is one of the factors to evaluate for gastric cancer, help in diagnosis, prognosis as well as follow-up after gastric cancer surgery. However, this does not mean that an increase in this index means cancer. To diagnose gastric cancer, the gold standard is endoscopy to find abnormal signs and biopsies of that abnormal location, the pathological results are cancer, then it is possible to make an accurate diagnosis of cancer. The specificity of CA 72-4 is 60%, which means that in 100 people with stomach cancer, only 60 people will have elevated CA 72-4 blood levels. Even though your CA 72-4 is higher than normal, it doesn't confirm stomach cancer, you need further testing to rule out that malignancy. When CA 72-4 is combined with some other cancer markers such as CEA or CA 19-9 increases (normal: CEA: < 5 ng/ml, CA19-9 < 37 U/ml), the risk of cancer increases stomach also increased significantly. Similarly, the Cyfra test does not provide absolute accuracy in diagnosing lung cancer. It should be combined with other diagnostic methods such as ultrasound, CT scan... to accurately determine your health status. You should visit the doctor directly to examine and diagnose correctly.
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Answered by Master, Doctor Tran Quynh Trang - Doctor of Biochemistry - Laboratory Department, Vinmec Times City International Hospital
