Blood test for oncomarcresses during breast cancer: rate and meaning.
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Blood analysis on Ca 15-3 with suspected breast cancer
Oncomarkers — Specific substances that appear in the blood of a cancer. The method of their detection allows you to analyze on breast cancer without serious manipulations.
There are various oncomarcresses of breast cancer. Mainly determined by CanceRantigen 15-3 (CA 15-3). This is a protein, in the norm produced in the chest tissues. With a malignant tumor, its level in the blood increases sharply. The higher the performance of CA15-3, the faster the disease is progressing, heavier condition.
Analysis on CA 15-3 is carried out for diagnosis, control over the effectiveness of the treatment of breast cancer. The method allows you to determine the beginning of the recurrence before the appearance of symptoms.
Norma CA 15-3 — from 0 to 25-30 units / ml.
Blood for research surrendered from Vienna, on an empty stomach, in the period between menstruation. An hour before the procedure can not smoke.
Physiological increase in indicators is observed during pregnancy, lactation, menstruation. Some other gynecological diseases are also accompanied by an increase in value.
Analysis is appointed oncologist-mammologist, gynecologist, mammologist.
