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I've been given the choice to have tumor markers run (initially every 3 months and now every 6 months - 2.5 years after diagnosis) - and decided to have them. This was after full discussion with my oncoligist as to the pros and cons and so, I look @ TMs the same as I would a worrisome symptom - if they raise a potential concern, then the doctor can do scans to ascertain whether there is anything going on. I did have one instance near the end of my Heceptin treatment when my nurse mistakenly ran them and they were slightly elevated. My onc treated it the same way she did when I had severe pain in my rib - she did scans to see what was going on.
Patrice
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