CA-125 Blood test- do you know about it?
828497
The email that is going around is very misleading.  It is a test used primarily to track the effectiveness of treatment of a woman who has already been diagnosed with ovarian cancer.  It is not effective for determining early stages of cancer.  Read attached:\n\nhttp://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blca-125b.htm
1138798
A blood test would be the first thing done to rule out cancer before doing further tests. It is not conclusive of cancer.  Many tests have skewed readings..They are "markers" i.e. indicators of cellular activity.  So, don't worry if one particular test is high.  That just means that further testing should be done.  But, by all means, do the testing.  Cancer is very curable in most cases if caught early.  Good luck!
598648
i would think yes blood is normal, but longer than 10 days, or so, you might want to call, especially if its still bright red. biopsy results can take a few weeks, again, i would call in about 3 weeks if you dont hear anything just to make sure no communication issues have been a problem.\nthese results and bleeding issues are serious issues, i would get an interpreter to call.\nthe best cure for cancer is early detection. dont put off finding out, and dont assume they will call you if its positive, things like this get pushed under the carpet sometimes.
212638
A lot of the tests depend on the type of cancer in your family history.  A lot of people believe it is hereditary.
839271
It tells you how much your relatives are sweating  ..  relatively speaking.  Good Luck !  :)
522011
About 95% of ovarian cysts are benign; those that persist beyond two or three menstrual cycles, or occur in post-menopausal women may indicate more serious disease and should be investigated through ultrasonography and laproscopy, especially in cases where other family members have had ovarian cancer. Such cysts may require surgical biopsy. Additionally, a blood test may be taken before surgery to check for elevated CA-125, a tumor marker, which is often found in increased levels in ovarian cancer, although it can also be elevated by other conditions resulting in a large number of false positives.
208526
Most of the information in here is correct. Please do not self diagnose yourself with this disease however; it will make it hard to get an offical diagnosis. The only way to have it offically diagnosed is via Endoscopy with Duodenal Biopsy to confirm via villi. There are lab titers that can be drawn such as, TTG, IGA, IGG and Serum IGA to determine if you are in danger of having this disease. The TTG is the most common indicator of the disease. The IGG can be falsely positive in up to 3/4 of the population and even higher in other races. Prometheus Labs out of CA does a celiac panel that is pretty popular amongst providers; but can be spendy for the patient. Prometheus will also do a celiac gene test, to see if the pt has the gene present to have the disease. The Gliadin antibodies are the strongest lab markers today for tracing the possibility of having the disease. Also, Celiac Disease is also VERY common in pt's with Down Syndrome.
353334
I just went through a cancer scare and had some ovarian cysts removed. Here are the links I found most useful:\n\nhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000893.htm\nhttp://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic511.htm\nhttp://www.cancerwise.org/september_2004/display.cfm?id=f35c37df-ac53-4bc0-ac5511ac88865f3d&method=displayfull&color=green\nhttp://ovacome.jamkit.com/Home\nhttp://www.reutershealth.com/wellconnected/doc92.html\nhttp://health.yahoo.com/ency/healthwise/tw9761;_ylt=AsFgabc6Y97oSXeL5gIYjdEog7MF#tw9761-sec\nhttp://www.endo-resolved.com/index.html\n\nGood luck, and remember that until they biopsy it, you can't know for sure that you've got cancer. I had FIVE test results indicating cancer, but it wasn't cancer!
1045512
This letter could mean that not enough cells were obtained for a good test.  Please don't worry too much if it didn't say anything about abnormal cells.  Bad tests can happen.....it stinks, but it is a medical reality.
607818
http://www.webmd.com/hw/lab_tests/hw1768.asp
1157102
It would possibly be found under your lab work. They check your blood for the HCG hormone (referred to as quant or beta test). I think many hospitals do all their charting on a computer. So I dont know what paper you are referring to.
29540
Usually a CAT scan will detect either of those or x-ray depending on what type of cancer. Usually, blood work also is effective in detecting abnormal values pointing to the possibility of cancer.
1095051
Yes, it can be detected very early through blood work.
633060
CA-125 is an ovarian cancer antigen test but it is also positive in many cases of benign pelvic and abdominal disease, especially premenopausal. Fibroids, diverticulitis, liver disease, benign ovarian tumors, endometriosis and other nonmalignant sources can cause an elevation in CA-125. Normal values in most labs are 35 u/ml or less and only when the values are over 100 u/ml is there a great concern for malignancy. Benign causes can be associated with levels higher than 100 u/ml while malignancies, especially early Stage I ovarian cancer can be associated with normal or equivocal levels (35-100 u/ml).
765701
It varies.\n\nSometimes it is A positive,\n\nSometimes it is O positive.\n\nYes, I know it cannot happen, but that is how the test results come back.\n\nOh, and the red blood cells are being eaten by the white blood cells.
572304
Not accurate or worth it.\n\nThis is a simple/relatively cheap test to have done at the doctor's office.  It's WAY more worth it than saving just a few bucks for inaccurate results from a home test.
117941
Go to the Quest Diagnostics site, and type in Bun.\nhttp://www.questdiagnostics.com/kbase/topic/medtest/hw4322/results.htm