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Re: Tumor Marker question
They do the CA 15-3 on me down at Mayo. I always ask for a copy of the results of all blood work and scans. The normal on my sheets for this test is 1.0 to 29.9. So, your readings are still within the normal range. Mine have ranged from 16 to 17.3. I have seen postings from others on this board and some have lower normals. From my undersanding, normals can vary and what they really watch are increases from your normal.
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Diagnosed: 7/25/08 ~ age 63, no family history
Surgery: 8/14/08 Bilateral mastectomy; tumor left breast, node dissection; right prophylactic with expanders: 1/12/10 latisimuss dorsi flap on left side: 9/22/10 implants in
Pathology Report: ER/PR-; HER2+ (3+); Grade 3, StageIII; 3cm tumor plus 21/21 lymph nodes positive; 5cm DCIS
Chemo: A/C; Taxol/Herceptin/Tykerb; phase II study at Mayo adding Tykerb for early stage
Radiation: 25 rads
Vaccine: Walter Reed GP2/AE37 vaccine study ~ last booster 9/17/2012
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